Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer

3M

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Work type
On-site
Location
Maplewood, MN
Salary
$145,676–$178,049 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
10 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About 3M

3M is a diversified technology and manufacturing conglomerate producing thousands of products across healthcare, safety, electronics, transportation, and consumer goods. Industry: Diversified Manufacturing

3M currently has 37 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer

The Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer joins the Platform Engineering, Developer Services team to drive the enterprise digital transformation. As a technical owner, you will architect, operate, and evolve the Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA HCP) platform, leading the consolidation of the global Kubernetes estate. Your daily responsibilities include designing high-availability standards, managing multi-cluster operations, and implementing core services like service mesh, secrets management, and observability. You will utilize GitOps and Infrastructure as Code to automate cluster provisioning while providing self-service capabilities for developers. Key technologies include AWS, Python, Bash, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Docker, Helm, and Prometheus. You must possess deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, networking, and security controls to ensure a resilient, scalable, and cost-effective containerized environment for global applications.

What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture, operation, and security of the Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA HCP) platform.
  • Execute the enterprise consolidation of the Kubernetes estate by migrating legacy platforms to ROSA HCP.
  • Design and maintain enterprise standards for high availability, scalability, multi-cluster operations, and disaster recovery.
  • Engineer core platform services including ingress, service mesh, observability, secrets management, and policy enforcement.
  • Manage the GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) lifecycle for automated cluster provisioning and configuration.
  • Develop self-service capabilities to improve developer productivity while maintaining security and compliance standards.
  • Manage day-to-day platform operations including patching, capacity planning, incident response, and on-call rotations.
  • Mentor engineers and architects on Kubernetes best practices, cloud-native architectures, and container security.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or a technology field.
  • High School diploma and six years of hands-on experience.
  • Five years of experience designing, deploying, or operating Kubernetes platforms.
  • Five years of experience with cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
  • Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, IT, or a related discipline (preferred).
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), CKS, or CKAD (preferred).
  • AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, or other cloud certifications (preferred).

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