Lead Kubernetes Engineer

HCLSoftware

Full-time Node,architecture,aws,azure,design,engineering,gcp,impact,infrastructure,kubernetes,lead,node,operations,platform,product,rds,sre,test,ux
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Location
bengaluru, karnataka, India
Posted
June 07, 2026

Job Description

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a seasoned Lead Kubernetes Engineer to own and evolve our cloud-native infrastructure strategy. You will serve as the technical anchor for Kubernetes platform engineering and multi-cloud container operations across GKE, AKS, and Amazon EKS. This is a high-impact role that bridges engineering excellence with organizational influence


REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS


Must-Have


- 8+ years in Platform/SRE engineering


Kubernetes Platform Engineering

- Lead the design and day-2 operations of production Kubernetes clusters across GKE, AKS, and Amazon EKS.

- Define and enforce cluster hardening standards: RBAC policies, PodSecurity standards, network policies, and admission controllers.

- Own Helm chart library: author, version, test, and publish charts; govern values schema and upgrade strategies.

- Implement AI workflows using A...