Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer (AWS & Azure)

Were looking for a Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer (AWS & Azure) to join our team in Malaga Spain in a hybrid working this role you will design deploy and operate multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS and Azure leveraging GitOps principles and infrastructure-as-code to enable scalable reliable and secure platform operations.

This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge Kubernetes ecosystems enhance automation for mission-critical workloads and collaborate closely with engineering teams to optimize application delivery within a modern cloud-native environment.

Responsibilities

• Design implement and maintain production Kubernetes clusters on EKS (AWS) and AKS (Azure) across multiple environments and regions
• Configure and operate GitOps workflows with ArgoCD enabling declarative application delivery and cluster configuration
• Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for cloud resources and Helm/Helmfile for Kubernetes deployments
• Ensure observability and reliability with Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch and implement monitoring/alerting strategies
• Apply security best practices including network policies RBAC pod security controls and secret management solutions
• Operate and optimize Kubernetes add-ons such as Argo Workflows Argo Rollouts cert-manager CSI drivers and cluster autoscalers
• Diagnose and resolve distributed systems issues in compute networking and storage layers
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment models scalability and resource utilization
• Ensure clear documentation of architectures operational workflows and incident handling standards

Requirements

• 7 years of professional engineering experience with modern cloud-native architectures
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS and Azure) including EKS AKS VPC/VNet IAM EBS/EFS S3 Load Balancers and Route53
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture networking storage and security principles with production-scale management experience
• Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code workflows: Terraform (module development state handling) and Helm/Helmfile
• Practical knowledge of GitOps tools (ArgoCD or Flux) and declarative infrastructure deployment
• Experience implementing security policies secrets management and compliance automation
• Advanced skill in observability tooling (Prometheus Grafana) and log management via CloudWatch or ELK/EFK
• Scripting proficiency in Bash Python or Go for automation and system tooling
• Strong knowledge of containerization and image lifecycle using Docker ECR or ACR
• Clear communication skills and ability to document complex systems effectively

Nice to have

• Familiarity with policy-as-code frameworks (Kyverno OPA/Gatekeeper)
• Experience with AWS PrivateLink VPC peering and hybrid/multi-cloud networking
• Understanding of service mesh patterns ingress controllers and DNS management
• Exposure to performance tuning and capacity planning for Kubernetes environments

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1