What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer position at STAFFXPERT LLC?
Job Title: Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Duration: 6 Months (Contract-to-Hire)
Location: Hybrid (3 days onsite) – Chicago, IL or Tempe, AZ
Job Summary
STAFFXPERT LLC is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer on behalf of our client in Chicago, IL or Tempe, AZ. This is a hands-on role supporting a large-scale, enterprise Kubernetes environment in production. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in maintaining, troubleshooting, and scaling Kubernetes platforms—not just deploying them.
You will play a critical role in ensuring system stability, performance, and reliability across a complex multi-cluster environment in a fast-paced, high-impact setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and manage enterprise-grade Kubernetes clusters in production
- Troubleshoot cluster, application, and infrastructure-level issues
- Ensure platform availability, scalability, and optimal performance
- Participate in on-call rotation for critical production systems
- Collaborate closely with DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure teams
- Contribute to continuous improvement of platform reliability and operations
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience supporting Kubernetes in production environments
- Deep understanding of core Kubernetes concepts:
- Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, RBAC
- Experience with at least one Kubernetes platform:
- VMware Tanzu (preferred), OpenShift, AKS, or EKS
- Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work effectively in high-pressure, production environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with VMware Tanzu
- Scripting skills (Bash and/or Python)
- Experience managing large-scale, multi-cluster Kubernetes environments