IT Junior Kubernetes Administrator

Job Description

Junior Kubernetes Administrator

About Citco Since the 1940s Citco has provided specialist financial services to alternative investment funds, investors, multinationals and private clients worldwide. With close to 12,000 employees in 45 countries we pioneer innovative solutions that meet our clients’ evolving needs, and deliver exceptional service. Our continuous investment in learning means our people are among the best in the industry. And our corporate social responsibility programs provide meaningful and fulfilling work in the community. A career at Citco isn’t just a job – it’s an opportunity to excel in an environment that genuinely supports your personal and professional development.

About The Role

In this role, the Junior Kubernetes Administrator will support and administer Kubernetes environments to meet containerization strategies of the IT Operations team. This role will also focus on automation of deployment and configuration of the clusters (Infrastructure as Code). The role will work closely with Development Teams and Technology Managers to develop and deliver solutions

Job Duties In Brief

• Manage Kubernetes Platform
• Continuous improvement of all environments
• Work tightly with our customers, understand and capture their requirements
• Automate the provisioning of environments thru Terraform
• Troubleshoot problems and drive resolution of issues with minimal impact to our customers
• Ensure the platform complies with internal security requirements/policies
  
  

About You

The successful candidate is an active open source and cloud-native community advocate. You must be passionate in coding and managing Kubernetes through Rancher. You have experience with managing services in AWS, GCP, Azure, or on premise. Experience and Technical Skills

• 2+ years of professional hands-on experience of working on distributed systems
• Experience managing Kubernetes infrastructure using Rancher Management Server or similar multi-cluster orchestration platform and with exposure to cloud vendor Kubernetes services such as EKS, GKE, AKS or open-source Kubernetes service like RKE2
• Experience in automating tasks and infrastructure using orchestration tools Terraform and CloudFormation
• Experience using centralized logging systems (ElasticSearch, Fluentd, Kibana) and optimizing monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Network topology & container networking background
• Background in Linux / Unix Administration
• Container storage management
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, BitBucket SaaS)
• Prior experience in a 24/7 on call rotation supporting critical applications
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities
• Critical thinker with problem solving aptitude Education
• Bachelors degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience
• Degree in a relevant technical field; additional certification such as CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) will be a plus
  
  

What We Offer

• A challenging and rewarding role in an award-winning global business.
• Opportunities for personal and professional career development.
• Great working environment, competitive salary and benefits, and opportunities for educational supportt
• Be part of an industry leading global team, renowned for excellence.
  
  

Remuneration

A highly competitive salary package will be awarded the successful candidate.

Confidentiality Assured.

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