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Kubernetes Cloud Engineer
Phoenix, AZThe Opportunity: We are seeking a skilled Kubernetes Cloud Engineer to join our client’s Enterprise Cloud Operations team. This role focuses on deploying, managing, and monitoring containerized applications across both public and private cloud environments. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), as well as strong observability and troubleshooting skills. Excellent communication skills are essential, as this is a customer-facing role.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Technologent is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled -- for reasonable accommodations, please contact us at hr@technologent.com
Technologent is a Global Provider of Edge-to-Edge℠ Information Technology Solutions and Services for Fortune 1000 and SMB companies. We offer a unique blend of business practices that are aligned to solve for top CIO concerns. Our core competencies focus on data center infrastructure, business continuity, data protection, service automation and orchestration, continuous intelligence, monitoring, connectivity, collaboration and cybersecurity. These practices are supported by our professional services, digital transformation services and financial services offerings. By providing custom solutions and services designed to fit your business needs, we enable your organization to be more agile, responsive and competitive. Technologent empowers your company to ascend to the next level in IT.
Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Technologent has offices throughout the US and proudly serves clients around the world. When partnering with Technologent, organizations benefit from the highest caliber of professionals, committed to delivering exceptional business outcomes backed by unmatched service and support.
- Role: Kubernetes Cloud Engineer
- Experience: 6-9 Years
- Work Location: Phoenix, AZ
- Project Duration: 12+ Month Contract
Key Responsibilities:
- Deploy, manage, and maintain Kubernetes clusters in public and private cloud environments
- Configure and manage Red Hat OpenShift and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters
- Implement and maintain observability dashboards and metrics using Prometheus and Grafana
- Configure alerts and monitoring to ensure system reliability and performance
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues using observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and others
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support cloud operations and enterprise workloads
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and customers regarding operational status, issues, and improvements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field required; Advanced degree preferred
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in public and private cloud environments
- Strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Experience with Prometheus and Grafana, including dashboards, metrics, and alert configuration
- Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in customer-facing interactions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with service mesh technologies and advanced microservices patterns
- Hands-on experience with technologies including:
- Java, Go, Vert.x, JavaScript, React
- REST APIs, gRPC, Protobuf
- Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
- CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions
- Datastores including Postgres, Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis, and NoSQL platforms
- Messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka and Spark
- Observability and search platforms including Elastic Stack
- Rules engines, data processing, or ML technologies (e.g., Drools, Spark, ML frameworks)
Technologent is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled -- for reasonable accommodations, please contact us at hr@technologent.com
Technologent is a Global Provider of Edge-to-Edge℠ Information Technology Solutions and Services for Fortune 1000 and SMB companies. We offer a unique blend of business practices that are aligned to solve for top CIO concerns. Our core competencies focus on data center infrastructure, business continuity, data protection, service automation and orchestration, continuous intelligence, monitoring, connectivity, collaboration and cybersecurity. These practices are supported by our professional services, digital transformation services and financial services offerings. By providing custom solutions and services designed to fit your business needs, we enable your organization to be more agile, responsive and competitive. Technologent empowers your company to ascend to the next level in IT.
Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Technologent has offices throughout the US and proudly serves clients around the world. When partnering with Technologent, organizations benefit from the highest caliber of professionals, committed to delivering exceptional business outcomes backed by unmatched service and support.