Roles and Responsibilities :

- Architect, deploy, and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters (OKE, AKS) including cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, and capacity planning.

- Design and implement Kubernetes platform services: Ingress controllers, service mesh, secrets management (OCI Vault, Azure Key Vault), CSI drivers, and RBAC policies.

- Own the full lifecycle of Linux-based virtual machines across Azure and OCI, including provisioning, hardening, patching, and decommissioning.

- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) for repeatable, auditable deployments across cloud platforms.

- Implement observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana) for both VM and container workloads, including log aggregation, metrics collection, and alerting.

- Lead incident response for Linux and Kubernetes platform issues; perform root-cause analysis and drive preventive measures.

- Evaluate and adopt emerging cloud-native technologies; provide technical recommendations to engineering leadership.





- Mentor and coach junior and mid-level Linux/Kubernetes engineers on debugging techniques, and operational best practices.

- Lead technical design reviews and contribute to the CloudOps engineering standards and runbook documentation.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Security, Application, Database) to define platform standards and shared-service offerings.

- Drive knowledge-sharing initiatives through internal tech talks, documentation, and pair-engineering sessions.

Job Requirements :

- 5-8 years of experience in IT services & consulting industry with expertise in Linux administration on Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

- Robust leadership skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

- Proficiency in Kubernetes orchestration tools such as Docker Swarm or Kubernetes Engine (K8s).

- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus/Grafana/Zabbix/Nagios.

📌 Senior Linux and Kubernetes System Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Pacific International Lines (PIL)
📍 Chennai