Senior Software Engineer Cloud / Kubernetes Platform

Location: Pune

Experience: 6–8 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Company: Siemens

Job Summary

Siemens is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer – Cloud / Kubernetes Platform to design, implement, automate, and maintain highly available cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Helm, Terraform, Linux, Kafka, GitOps, monitoring, and disaster recovery, along with proven experience managing production environments.

CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) certification is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, deploy, administer, and maintain production Kubernetes clusters.
- Manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, vCluster, and KubeVela.
- Implement and maintain highly available cloud and hybrid environments with defined RTO/RPO requirements.
- Work with AWS services including VPC, Subnets, ELB, EC2, ECS, EBS Snapshots, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, and SQS.
- Design and maintain cloud-agnostic event and data pipelines using Apache Kafka and Apache Spark.
- Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform and Python.
- Manage Linux servers and troubleshoot infrastructure and application-level issues.
- Implement backup, restore, lifecycle management, and disaster recovery using Velero, S3, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and EBS Snapshots.
- Implement and manage Git/GitLab-based development and deployment workflows.
- Configure and maintain SSO and user management solutions using Keycloak and/or Okta.
- Implement service mesh and observability solutions using Istio, Kiali, Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.
- Implement and manage GitOps practices using ArgoCD and/or FluxCD.




- Ensure solutions meet requirements for security, scalability, reliability, cost optimization, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams to troubleshoot complex technical problems and deliver reliable solutions.

Mandatory Skills
- 6–8 years of relevant IT experience
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Mandatory
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Production experience with Docker and Helm
- Strong AWS experience
- Hands-on experience with Linux administration
- Experience with Terraform and/or Python automation
- Strong understanding of High Availability, Disaster Recovery, RTO and RPO
- Experience with Apache Kafka
- Experience with Git/GitLab
- Experience managing production environments and troubleshooting infrastructure issues

Good to Have
- AWS Solutions Architect certification
- Rancher
- vCluster / KubeVela
- Apache Spark
- Velero
- DynamoDB
- RDS PostgreSQL
- S3
- Keycloak / Okta
- Istio
- Kiali
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Loki
- ArgoCD / FluxCD
- Java

Candidate Profile We are looking for candidates who demonstrate:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong ownership of production environments
- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
- Experience working with globally distributed teams
- Robust understanding of cloud security, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization
- Ability to explain technical architecture and production implementations clearly

Important Screening Criteria Candidates must have CKA certification and strong hands-on production Kubernetes experience.

Candidates with only application development experience or basic Kubernetes exposure will not be considered for this position.

📌 Senior Cloud & Kubernetes Engineer (Pune)
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