EKS Engineer

• We are looking for a Core Infrastructure Engineer specializing in AWS EKS to build, scale, and secure Kubernetes platforms for enterprise workloads. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in infrastructure engineering, with focus on Kubernetes platform build, networking, and automation.
• Given evolving market skill scarcity, the role emphasizes strong core infrastructure fundamentals with EKS platform build capability, supported by automation and AWS expertise.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities
• • Design, build, and manage AWS EKS clusters for production-grade environments
• • Design & Implement cluster networking (VPC, CNI, ingress/egress, service mesh exposure)
• • Design and implement EKS networking architecture, supporting multiple networking plugins (e.g., VPC CNI, Calico, Cilium)
• • Design and implement of multi-plugin storage architecture, including EBS, EFS, and CSI-based solutions
• • Design and implement Kubernetes multi-tenancy models (namespace-based, cluster-based, or hybrid)
• • Design and enforce EKS security hardening standards, including:
• o IAM, IRSA, RBAC, and zero-trust principles
• o Network policies and pod-level security
• o Compliance and vulnerability management
• • Enable multi-tenant Kubernetes environments with proper isolation and governance
• • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
• • Implement GitOps-based deployments using Argo CD or similar tools
• • Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and SRE teams for scalable and resilient architecture
• • Ensure observability, reliability, and performance of the platform

Technical Requirements

• Must-Have Skills (Critical Expertise)
• • Hands-on experience in AWS EKS cluster build and lifecycle management
• • Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and components
• • Solid experience in AWS infrastructure (VPC, IAM, EC2, Load Balancers)
• • Working knowledge of:
• o Kubernetes networking concepts
• o Storage integration in Kubernetes environments
• o Cluster security fundamentals
• • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• • Hands-on exposure to Argo CD / GitOps frameworks
• • Advanced EKS Security Hardening practices
• • Experience with Kubernetes multi-tenancy models
• Ability to drive cross-team alignment and train

Additional

• Additional:
• EKS storage (EBS/EFS CSI drivers)
• EKS security hardening (IRSA, pod security)
• EKS multi-tenancy
• Argo CD / GitOps