Lead DevOps and Kubernetes Engineer

Zelis • Boston, MA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as a technical authority for cloud strategy and architecture. It influences enterprise-wide cloud adoption and modernization initiatives. The position involves defining architectural standards, leading migration projects, and evaluating emerging technologies. It ensures that cloud solutions align with business objectives while maintaining scalability, security, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in cloud-native infrastructure, with deep expertise in Kubernetes (e.g., Native, Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS).
• Proven track record of designing and operating production-grade Kubernetes platforms in multi-account AWS environments.
• Strong proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (CDK with Python), AWS DevOps native CI/CD tooling, and observability stacks (e.g. CloudWatch).
• Experience implementing security controls, RBAC, and compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS Benchmarks).
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and domains.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with GitOps workflows, and container security.
• Exposure to platform engineering and internal developer platforms.
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, Azure Container Instances (ACI), and Azure App Service for Containers is a plus.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and operationalize a Kubernetes platform(s) on AWS supporting multi-account, multi-region deployments aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.
• Define platform capabilities including compute autoscaling, pod networking, network policies, load balancing, and storage drivers.
• Define paved path container standards and support consumption of those standards.
• Lead platform roadmap development and cross-functional alignment with architecture, security, FinOps, and product engineering.
• Define and own lifecycle management, patching, and performance tuning of worker nodes.
• Design and manage autoscaling groups, node pools, and lifecycle automation.
• Architect secure and scalable VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, and security groups.
• Manage cluster-level settings including version upgrades, endpoint access, audit logging, and control plane integrations.
• Deploy and maintain cluster add-ons such as CoreDNS, kube-proxy, metrics server, and custom controllers.
• Define and enforce RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, and IAM roles for service accounts.
• Implement resource quotas, tagging strategies, and budget controls to support chargeback models and cost transparency.
• Drive standardization in tooling, automation, patching, and observability across Kubernetes clusters.
• Own SLAs, SLOs, incident response playbooks, and platform reliability engineering practices.
• Develop templates and automation to empower developers to build and run Kubernetes platform(s).
• Build and maintain reusable service catalog products, CDK with Python, and CI/CD pipelines to support self-service infrastructure provisioning.
• Champion developer experience through clear interfaces, documentation, and onboarding support.
• Partner with architecture, security, FinOps, DevOps, and product teams to align platform capabilities with business outcomes.
• Influence enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy through technical leadership and thought partnership.

Benefits

• 401k plan with employer match
• flexible paid time off
• holidays
• parental leaves
• life and disability insurance
• health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed