Lead, Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Mastercard
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 122,000 - 207,000 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Technical leadership"]

Lead the strategy, architecture, and evolution of an enterprise Kubernetes container platform, driving secure, scalable, and resilient application delivery across Amazon EKS and Azure AKS. Own GitOps and multi-cluster automation using Argo CD and platform services built with Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK, Bicep). Guide progressive delivery adoption, set platform standards, and ensure reliability, observability, and security while mentoring engineers and partnering with Architecture, Security, SRE, and Product teams.

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Lead, Kubernetes Platform Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the strategy, architecture, and evolution of an enterprise Kubernetes container platform, driving secure, scalable, and resilient application delivery across Amazon EKS and Azure AKS. Own GitOps and multi-cluster automation using Argo CD and platform services built with Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK, Bicep). Guide progressive delivery adoption, set platform standards, and ensure reliability, observability, and security while mentoring engineers and partnering with Architecture, Security, SRE, and Product teams.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Kubernetes platform capabilities across AWS and Azure.
  • •Own the enterprise GitOps strategy (Argo CD, ApplicationSets, and multi-cluster fleet management) and deliver platform automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions.
  • •Drive long-term technical vision, standards, and roadmap for a multi-cloud Kubernetes ecosystem, including reliability, resiliency, and observability.
  • •Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design discussions, and adoption of Kubernetes and platform best practices.
  • •Lead troubleshooting for complex distributed systems issues and partner with Architecture, Security, SRE, and Product teams to accelerate cloud-native transformation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 122,000 - 207,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience designing, building, and operating large-scale Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments.
  • •Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, container orchestration, networking, and cloud-native architectures.
  • •Strong hands-on experience with Argo CD, GitOps methodologies, ApplicationSets, and multi-cluster management.
  • •Advanced Kubernetes networking knowledge including ingress architectures, Gateway API, and traffic management.
  • •Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation technologies such as CDK, Bicep, Helm, and CI/CD tooling; progressive delivery experience is a plus.
Experience:Enterprise ITCloud-nativePlatform engineeringContainers
Skills:CommunicationMentoringProblem-solvingStakeholder managementTechnical leadership
Tech Stack:KubernetesAmazon EKSAzure AKSGitOpsArgo CDApplicationSetsMulti-cluster fleet managementInfrastructure-as-CodeCDKBicepHelmCI/CDKubernetes networkingGateway APITraffic managementService meshObservabilityPolicy managementArgo RolloutsFlagger

Company Brief

Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments and technology company that processes transactions, provides fraud prevention and data services, and builds payment infrastructure for consumers, businesses, merchants and governments across 200+ countries.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Founded: 1966
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