Cloud Engineer (Java/Spring Boot)

Job Summary:

Our Client is looking for a Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer to join their Enterprise Technology Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on building, automating, and operating large-scale cloud-native and event-driven platforms using Kubernetes and modern DevOps technologies. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, cloud platforms, and Java/Spring Boot-based microservices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, automate, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS/GKE)

• Build and maintain self-service developer platforms and reusable deployment templates

• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Flux

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible

• Deploy, containerize, and manage Java/Spring Boot microservices on Kubernetes

• Configure observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, and distributed tracing tools

• Work with service mesh technologies like Istio or Linkerd and API gateway patterns

• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment automation, scalability, reliability, and developer productivity

• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize Kubernetes platform performance

• Mentor junior engineers and support Agile/Scrum delivery processes

Primary Skills (Must Have):

• 5 years of hands-on Kubernetes and DevOps experience

• Strong expertise in Kubernetes internals: RBAC, autoscaling, Helm, Kustomize, Operators, and networking

• Experience with Docker and container image management

• Strong CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Flux

• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform and Ansible

• Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP including networking and IAM

• Strong observability and monitoring experience using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch

• Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Secondary Skills (Important):

• 3 years of Java and Spring Boot development experience

• Experience with REST APIs and microservices architecture

• Experience containerizing and deploying Java applications to Kubernetes

• Familiarity with Maven/Gradle and code quality practices

Good to Have:

• Kafka and event streaming experience

• Experience with Kafka deployment on Kubernetes using Strimzi or Confluent

• Exposure to Kafka Streams, Apache Flink, or Spark Structured Streaming

• Experience in large-scale enterprise or financial services environments