Technical Product Manager - Kubernetes & Containers

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • San Jose, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a hands-on Technical Product Manager who will work directly with engineering on our Kubernetes and container platform (e.g., Morpheus HKS- Kubernetes Service). The role involves writing detailed specifications, testing features, generating technical content, investigating customer and support issues, and assisting engineering in shipping the correct product accurately.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product management or a hands-on technical role (engineering, DevOps, SRE) with significant direct Kubernetes/container experience.
• Comfortable in a terminal, able to set up a cluster, read logs, and troubleshoot independently.
• Kubernetes core: hands-on experience with control plane components, kubelet, RBAC, namespaces, cluster autoscaling, and upgrade/lifecycle workflows.
• CSI (Container Storage Interface): practical experience with dynamic volume provisioning, snapshots, and StorageClass/storage policy configuration.
• CNI/SDN networking: working knowledge of pod networking, overlay networks, and troubleshooting connectivity issues.
• Multi-cluster/multi-tenant environments: hands-on exposure to namespace isolation and multi-tenancy configurations.
• Infrastructure-as-Code: ability to read/write basic Terraform or Ansible for provisioning and testing.
• CNCF ecosystem tools: direct experience installing/operating Prometheus, Grafana, Calico, or similar add-ons.
• Scripting/basic coding: comfortable with Python, Bash, or Go for testing, automation, or quick tooling.

Nice To Haves

• Hybrid virtualization awareness (nice to have): exposure to Kubernetes running on VMware, KVM-based hypervisors, or bare metal.

Responsibilities

• Write detailed product requirements and technical specifications for Kubernetes/container features, including cluster lifecycle, CSI/storage integration, CNI/networking, autoscaling, and upgrades.
• Deploy clusters, test new features, reproduce customer/support issues, and validate fixes before release.
• Collaborate daily with engineers in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and design reviews, actively problem-solving.
• Triage and prioritize bugs, customer escalations, and feature requests based on technical severity and impact.
• Partner with QA and engineering to define test plans and acceptance criteria for new Kubernetes capabilities.
• Support field and sales engineering with technical answers, demos, and troubleshooting for Kubernetes-related customer inquiries.
• Hands-on tracking of competitive Kubernetes distributions and ecosystem tools (installing, testing, comparing) to inform feature decisions.
• Contribute to release notes, technical documentation, and internal enablement content.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have.
• Unconditional Inclusion flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior