Staff Platform Engineer, Kubernetes

Armada

Bellevue, Washington, US
Base: competitive range based on location + skills...
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12+ years devsecops/sre experience
5+ years production kubernetes administration
5+ years linux administration expertise
** Armada is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer with extensive experience in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure to join their Edge team in Bellevue, Washington. The role focuses on managing and optimizing Kubernetes-based platforms while fostering mentorship and collaboration within the team. **

Job Summary

  • This role involves architecting and leading the design of highly available Kubernetes clusters for Galleon mobile data centers and cloud integration.
  • The company is backed by top investors including Microsoft, Founders Fund, and has strategic partnerships with Starlink and NVIDIA.
  • Candidates will receive competitive base salary, equity, subsidized medical benefits, and unlimited paid time off.

Matching Summary

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** Armada is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer with extensive experience in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure to join their Edge team in Bellevue, Washington. The role focuses on managing and optimizing Kubernetes-based platforms while fostering mentorship and collaboration within the team. **

Salary

Base: Competitive range based on location and skills; Equity: Included; Benefits: Subsidized medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, 401(k), unlimited PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12+ years DevSecOps/SRE experience
  • 5+ years production Kubernetes administration
  • 5+ years Linux administration expertise
  • Terraform and Ansible Infrastructure as Code
  • Kubernetes networking and storage configuration
  • Azure Local and HCI environment management

Nice-to-have

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform experience
  • GitLab CI or Jenkins CI/CD solutions
  • Docker and docker-compose development
  • Ansible playbook automation development
  • Kubernetes certifications CKA CKS CKAD
  • Service mesh technologies Istio Linkerd

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent practical experience
  • Minimum 12 years total experience in platform engineering
  • Minimum 5 years hands-on Kubernetes cluster deployment
  • Minimum 5 years deep Linux administration experience

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