Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer (On-Prem Kubernetes)

CareCentrix is seeking a Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in on-premises Kubernetes environments and a passion for automation and reliability. In this role, you’ll lead the design and execution of CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation. You’ll collaborate closely with infrastructure and application teams to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with infrastructure administrators to deploy, upgrade, and scale Kubernetes clusters.
• Own and optimize Jenkins pipelines for building, testing, containerizing, and deploying applications.
• Implement GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD for automated, pull-based deployments.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment tasks using Jenkins, Ansible, Python, or Bash.
• Maintain clear, reusable documentation for processes, pipelines, and deployments.
• Support application teams in securely containerizing and deploying workloads to Kubernetes.
• Configure and manage monitoring and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
• Monitor Kubernetes workloads and resource usage, and recommend performance optimizations.
• Enforce security best practices including RBAC, secrets management, and network policies.
• Troubleshoot issues across the full DevOps toolchain and drive root cause resolution.
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and Helm (preferred).

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing on-prem Kubernetes environments.
• Strong expertise in Jenkins pipeline development and GitOps tools like ArgoCD.
• Proven scripting and automation skills using Jenkins, Ansible, Python, or Bash.
• Experience with CI/CD workflows, Git-based version control, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Solid understanding of Linux administration and container technologies (Docker, CRI-O).
• Familiarity with Terraform, AWS Cloud, Helm, and service-oriented architectures (REST/SOAP) is a plus.
• Bonus: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent certification.

What We Offer: 

• Pay Range: $120000 - $130000 / year plus corporate bonus incentive potential.  The pay range included in this posting reflects future growth / earning potential. 
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, HSA employer contributions, Dependent Care FSA employer contribution, Paid Time Off, Personal/Sick Time, Paid Parental Leave, and more. 
• Award winning culture that keeps our company values at the heart of everything we do: We Care; We Do the Right Thing; We Strive for Excellence; We Think BIG; We Take our Work Seriously, Not Ourselves. 

Why Join Us?
At CareCentrix, you’ll be part of a collaborative team driving innovation in healthcare technology. We value autonomy, continuous learning, and building systems that scale. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

We are unable to offer sponsorshop of any kind (H1b, F1, OPT, CPT, etc). Candidates MUST reside in the US.

This role may require occasional on-site work in one of our facilities in Tampa, Hartford or St. Louis.  If chosen for a final interview, an on-site interview may be required.

CareCentrix maintains a drug-free workplace. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or being a qualified disabled veteran or qualified veteran of the Vietnam era or any other category protected by Federal or State law. 

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CareCentrix accepts applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is identified.