Kubernetes Tech Lead

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including design, provisioning, upgrades, and capacity planning across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Define and enforce cluster architecture standards, such as multi-tenancy models, RBAC policies, and network segmentation.
• Lead the design and operation of cluster networking (CNI, Ingress, DNS) and persistent storage strategies (CSI, distributed storage).
• Build and maintain GitOps delivery pipelines using ArgoCD for continuous deployment of workloads and configurations.
• Operate observability stacks covering monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana), logging (Loki), and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry).
• Support AI/ML platform workloads, including GPU scheduling and batch pipelines.
• Collaborate with software engineers and DevOps teams to ensure reliable workload execution across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering.
• 4+ years of deep, hands-on Kubernetes expertise in production environments.
• Proven experience managing multi-cluster, multi-cloud, or hybrid Kubernetes environments at scale.
• Proficiency in Go or Python for platform tooling and automation.
• Strong scripting skills (Ansible, Bash/Shell) and experience with GitOps tools like ArgoCD, Helm, or Kustomize.
• Strong written and spoken English fluency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS.
• Experience operating databases on Kubernetes (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Familiarity with GPU workload scheduling for AI/ML use cases.
• Experience in a complex, international, or humanitarian environment.
• Agile/SAFe certification.

About the Company

Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to relieve suffering and preserve human dignity during war and armed violence. We deliver life-saving aid across front lines and advocate for humane treatment of detainees and compliance with international humanitarian law to protect civilians from harm.