Platform Engineer - Kubernetes

Elastic
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 94,300 - 149,200 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Automation","Security","Troubleshooting","Collaboration","Knowledge sharing"]

Develop and maintain Elastic’s application hosting infrastructure on Kubernetes in GCP. Join a small, security- and automation-focused team to design scalable infrastructure, implement infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshoot platform issues. Partner with Infosec and engineering teams on incident response and CVE remediation, support internal users, and help manage cloud costs, including identifying savings and removing unused resources.

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Platform Engineer - Kubernetes

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Job Summary

Develop and maintain Elastic’s application hosting infrastructure on Kubernetes in GCP. Join a small, security- and automation-focused team to design scalable infrastructure, implement infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshoot platform issues. Partner with Infosec and engineering teams on incident response and CVE remediation, support internal users, and help manage cloud costs, including identifying savings and removing unused resources.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design scalable infrastructure solutions for core applications and automate processes using infrastructure as code.
  • •Implement CI/CD pipelines and scalable build systems to deliver applications efficiently.
  • •Ensure security compliance, partnering with Infosec on incident response and CVE remediation processes.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical support to internal platform users, and lead knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • •Analyze cloud spending patterns for cost optimization, implement governance, and remove unused resources.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 94,300 - 149,200 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • •5+ years with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Crossplane.
  • •5+ years with cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • •Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate or equivalent certification.
  • •Knowledge of service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
Experience:5+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:AutomationSecurityTroubleshootingCollaborationKnowledge sharing
Certifications:Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesGCPGoogle CloudAWSAzureTerraformCrossplaneCI/CDIstioLinkerdElasticsearch

Company Brief

Elastic
Builds the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, Logstash) and provides search, observability, and security solutions that enable organizations to search, analyze, and protect data in real time across applications, infrastructure, and enterprises.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded: 2012
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