AWS EKS Senior Engineer/Consultant

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

Are you ready to take on an opportunity and make your mark with an established Kubernetes platform with unstoppable growth potential? Kyndryl is seeking a passionate and driven EKS Consultant and expert to join our team and break out of the hierarchy to rewrite the rules for what comes next.

As an EKS Kubernetes Consultant and expert at Kyndryl, you will be re-energised with a fresh set of challenges, including working on large enterprise, fast-track container based projects. You will have the opportunity to be the standard-bearer in a new organisation and industry-leading brand, where you can leverage your unstoppable growth potential and start building what can become your legacy. In this role, you will be at the forefront of strategic decision-making, defining sourcing strategies, and selecting providers that align with our customers' IT and automation strategies. You will be the trusted advisor, accountable for delivering highly complex, multi-disciplined consulting engagements that provide lasting and measurable value to our esteemed customers. Your expertise in prioritising use cases, conducting ROI and business case analyses, and seamlessly incorporating security and resiliency into future state designs will shape the foundation for success. You will strategically develop a future state vision and roadmap, revolutionising the EKS requirements to meet the ever-evolving needs of both IT and business. You'll be the catalyst for improved performance and productivity, identifying areas where efficiency can be optimised, costs minimised, risks reduced, and performance enhanced. You will capture, prioritise, and analyse technical requirements, both functional and non-functional, ensuring that every aspect of the solution is meticulously crafted to perfection. But it doesn't stop there. Your impact will extend beyond individual projects. As a thought leader, you will shape the evolution of our intellectual capital assets and contribute to the development of practice resources, solidifying our position as industry trailblazers. Join us at Kyndryl and be a part of our unstoppable growth – where every challenge is an opportunity and innovation knows no bounds.

Your Future at Kyndryl: As an EKS Consultant at Kyndryl you will join the Kyndryl Consultant Profession, working with other Kyndryl Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and cross-functional Technical Subject Matter Experts – presenting unlimited opportunities with unmatched support through our investment in your learning, training, and career growth.

Who You Are

You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others. You have a strong analytical and problem-solving skillset with excellent communication, interpersonal and written skills. The ability to work independently and as part of an engineering team.

Required Technical and Professional Experience
   

* Overall 7+ Years of experience into IT.

* Expertise in Kubernetes (EKS), Docker and Container Orchestration.
   

* Experience in deploying EKS Clusters & AWS Topologies.
   

* Experience of AWS services ie EC2, S3, Route 53, CloudWatch etc.
   

* Hands-on experience with provisioning, maintaining, and deploying EKS Kubernetes clusters in production environments, using AWS EKS.
   

* Designing and implementing scalable solutions in a cloud environment leveraging cloud enterprise technology and services in AWS.
   

* Ability to debug issues with Kubernetes clusters and complex applications hosted on Kubernetes/EKS.
   

* Experience with observability, alerting, and tracing of distributed systems using tools like Prometheus, Sysdig, Grafana, Datadog etc.
   

* Continuously evaluate various parts of the platform for opportunities for security hardening and improvements in observability. Evaluate new technologies and industry trends, develop proofs-of-concept, and present findings.
   

* Experience with writing Helm Charts, Kubernetes manifest files, and docker files.
   

* Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
   

* Subject matter expertise in cloud computing, cloud hyperscale's, etc.
   

* Advanced certification on key technologies within your platform or area of expertise.
   

* Certified CKA or equivalent EKS certification

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
   

* AWS Architect Certification.
   

* CKA or equivalent EKS certification.
   

* DevSecOps Knowledge.
   

* Understand life cycle management.
   

* Understanding Agile, Scrum construct to identify inefficiencies through readiness assessments and development of strategies and approaches to optimize the implementation of IT or cloud resources and capabilities.

Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we're not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That's the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.  At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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