(SB)_Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       University Degree + 3 years relevant experience, or equivalent

·       3+ years hands on Kubernetes operations experience

·       Experience with SUSE RKE2 Kubernetes distributions

·       Experience with monitoring, logging, repositories, ingress, CNI, and backup tooling

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·       Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements

·       Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       The Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert will report to the Head of Processing and Storage Section

·       Deliver monthly artifacts; maintain cluster operations; perform upgrades and patching; maintain documentation; provide knowledge transfer; ensure compliance with defined performance SLA and internal procedures

·       Participate in weekly status update meetings, activity planning and other meetings as instructed, physically in the office, or in person via electronic means using Conference Call capabilities, according to the Team Leaders instructions

·       Tooling stack (inside the cluster):

ü  The Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert operate and maintain the following Kubernetes native tooling: Prometheus & Grafana; Logging stack; NGINX or ingress; Cilium CNI; Backup tooling; On prem registry (e.g. Harbor/SUSE); ArgoCD GitOps; Metrics server; Cert manager; Zabbix integration hooks

ü  Out of Scope: Underlying VMs, storage, and network infrastructure (NCIA responsibility); disaster Recovery tests (NCIA responsibility; Service Contractor provides performance artifacts); application development or debugging; any activity outside the Kubernetes clusters