Our client provides services to several NATO frameworks. We are partnering with our client to secure a DevOps Engineer with a focus on Kubernetes. We can only consider clients who are able to work in NATO's Wallonia location 5 days per week. You must already hold a national security clearance as a minimum. Current NATO clearance is ideal, but not a must.

• Design and deploy highly available, secure, and scalable Kubernetes clusters on-premises or in the cloud.

• Collaborate with development teams to containerize applications and deploy them on Kubernetes, optimizing for resource utilization and performance.

• Champion and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi to manage and automate Kubernetes deployments and configurations.

• Establish robust monitoring and logging solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack to ensure the health and performance of Kubernetes clusters and applications.

• Continuously analyze and optimize Kubernetes cluster performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and resource constraints.

• Implement security best practices and controls to safeguard Kubernetes clusters from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to Kubernetes and containerized applications, providing timely solutions to incidents and outages.

• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a collaborative environment and provide guidance on Kubernetes best practices.

Skills required (but not limited to)

At least 5 years' experience in Kubernetes Orchestrator service management including below:

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments, including designing, deploying, and managing largescale clusters.

• Deep understanding of containerization technologies like Docker, Podman and container orchestration principles.

• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.

• Familiarity with major providers Rancher, Openshift, Docker.

• Familiarity with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their Kubernetes offerings (EKS, AKS, GKE).

• Familiarity with major virtualization providers (VMware, Microsoft).

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack