Kubernetes Platform Engineer (IT Engineer Senior)

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Posted
46 days ago
Closes
Oct 26, 2026

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TL;DR · Kubernetes Platform Engineer (IT Engineer Senior)

Qualcomm IT is hiring a senior-level Kubernetes generalist to join its mature team of platform administrators, where the role involves constructing, deploying, and managing high-performance bare-metal on-prem and cloud-based multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters using Rancher, RKE2, GKE, EKS, and AKS. Day-to-day responsibilities include monitoring cluster performance, developing automation scripts, and troubleshooting complex issues related to Cilium networking and GPU acceleration. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of Kubernetes administration experience, proficiency in Kustomize or Helm, intermediate knowledge of Kubernetes control plane architecture, and advanced skills with git and GitHub. Additional beneficial experience includes CKAD/CKA certifications, Datadog log and metrics collection, Open Policy Agent (OPA), and managing GPU-accelerated workloads.

What you'll do

  • Manage and troubleshoot high-performance bare-metal and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters.
  • Develop and deploy automation scripts for Kubernetes platform management.
  • Monitor performance and availability of all Kubernetes clusters, including GPU-accelerated workloads.
  • Implement self-healing system automation and validate new Kubernetes versions.
  • Transform existing platform automation to leverage new Kubernetes features.
  • Integrate and test new high-performance bare-metal compute platforms with Kubernetes.
  • Troubleshoot multi-tenancy patterns in Kubernetes using vcluster technology.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of Kubernetes administration experience.
  • Proficiency in Kustomize and Helm for Kubernetes configuration management.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Kubernetes CNI networking, specifically Cilium.
  • Experience deploying and maintaining enterprise Kubernetes clusters on-premises and in the cloud.
  • Advanced proficiency with git and GitHub for version control and collaboration.
  • Comfortable using Linux (Ubuntu) as a primary operating system.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes control plane architecture and troubleshooting skills.

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