Location Bangalore - Karnataka India - EOIZ Industrial Area Job Family Digital Worker Type Reference Regular - Permanent Pay Rate Type Salary Career Level P4 A Job ID R-47551-2025 Description Requirements Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer SRE to architect operate and scale Kubernetes-based infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments This role emphasizes manual application deployments observability security and uptime accountability while promoting resilience automation and operational excellence You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure performance availability and reliability of mission-critical services while evolving platform capabilities using modern tools like Terraform Helm and Argo CD Key Responsibilities Design build and manage highly available Kubernetes clusters across hybrid environments on-premises and cloud platforms such as AWS EKS Azure AKS Deploy and manage applications manually using tools such as kubectl and Helm with growing integration of GitOps practices e g ArgoCD Implement and manage observability stacks using Prometheus Grafana Loki and Mimir to monitor infrastructure applications and system performance Define monitor and improve SLA SLO SLI metrics and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability Automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure using Terraform Helm and scripting languages e g Bash Python Plan implement and test backup and disaster recovery DR strategies using tools like Velero Commvault etc Manage Kubernetes-native networking storage and security configurations Ceph NFS Ingress PodSecurityPolicies etc Configure and enforce Kubernetes security best practices using RBAC OPA Gatekeeper NetworkPolicies and secrets management tools Integrate and operate Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as Karpenter MicroK8s Service Meshes and kubectl plugins Conduct root cause analysis RCA and lead resolution efforts for incidents Participate in the on-call rotation for platform availability and incident management Maintain up-to-date documentation architecture diagrams runbooks and SOPs Mentor engineers and advocate for Kubernetes security observability and deployment best practices across teams Continuously stay informed of industry trends in container orchestration GitOps security and cloud-native tooling Required Qualifications 7-9 years of IT Infrastructure DevOps experience with 5 years in Kubernetes operations in production environments Strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes architecture cluster operations and manual application deployment practices Intermediate-level experience in Kubernetes Security including Cluster hardening secrets management Pod Security Standards PSS OPA Gatekeeper Network policies image scanning and runtime protections Intermediate experience with ArgoCD for GitOps-style Kubernetes deployments Solid proficiency in Linux system administration Ubuntu CentOS RHEL and troubleshooting Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-native storage e g Ceph NFS and persistent volume provisioning Strong familiarity with observability tools Grafana Prometheus Loki Mimir etc Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Helm and scripting Experience with Velero Commvault or similar for backup and DR Experience operating and optimizing cloud-native Kubernetes platforms like EKS AKS Exposure to tools like Karpenter MicroK8s Service Mesh and Ingress Controllers Familiarity with AI ML workloads running on Kubernetes is a plus Excellent collaboration communication documentation and incident resolution skills Preferred Qualifications Kubernetes certifications CKA CKAD or CKS Robust understanding of container security networking and distributed system architecture Experience using Portainer for container and Kubernetes management Advanced knowledge of Grafana and other enterprise-grade observability tools Experience managing large-scale Kubernetes clusters 200 nodes is highly preferred Prior experience supporting production-grade high-availability platforms and environments Why Join Us Help shape and operate mission-critical modern Kubernetes infrastructure Be part of a team focused on platform reliability observability and secure operations Contribute to and influence the evolution of deployment and automation practices GitOps IaC Access cutting-edge tools industry best practices and continuous learning Enjoy competitive compensation flexible working options and a growth-focused engineering culture You Belong Here HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed valued and empowered No matter what role you play we encourage you to share your ideas voice your distinct perspective and bring your whole self with you - 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