Dark Wolf is seeking multiple levels of
Kubernetes Engineers to provide technical leadership in designing, building, and maintaining elastic, secure, and resilient cloud foundations. The Kubernetes Engineers will architect multi-cloud and hybrid environments (EKS/Fargate, AKS, GKE, or self-hosted), drive GitOps-based CI/CD pipelines, and sustain critical platform initiatives-including Iron Bank and Big Bang integrations. You will lead technical teams, implement zero-downtime and disaster recovery strategies, and enforce strict security, compliance, and RBAC policies across all operational environments. The Kubernetes Engineers will operate in a hybrid capacity out of any of our Dark Wolf offices.
Mid-level Engineer:- Provisioning, configuring, and monitoring containerized workloads and database solutions across Dev, Test, and Live environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Helm.
- Packaging and hardening applications into containers; assist with upstream synchronization, vulnerability remediation, and documentation updates for Big Bang and Iron Bank packages.
- Supporting Continuous Integration and Delivery pipelines, managing container registries and GitOps workflows.
- Resolving operational incident escalations, troubleshoot functional/performance issues, and assist with zero-downtime release deployments.
Required Qualifications: - 3-5 years of relevant experience
- 3+ years of cloud/container engineering experience
- Experience working on DevSecOps teams
- Experience with cloud systems, such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, by supporting deployments and architecture setups
- Experience with Helm Charts
- Understanding of each component of Kubernetes control plan
- Security and compliance knowledge for Kubernetes
- Knowledge of Linux and networking
- CKA Certification highly desired
Senior-level Engineer:Senior-level Engineer Responsibilities:- Implementing service-mesh (Istio) configurations, custom Helm charts, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), and custom admission controllers.
- Overseeing 100% compliance and security postures for assigned Platform One/Big Bang packages, ensuring successful release branch merges and upstream syncs.
- Designing network connectivity, zero-downtime deployment strategies, and multi-region failover/failback procedures.
- Leading technical tasks within Agile teams, contribute to capacity planning and demand forecasting, and provide direct technical mentorship to junior/mid-level engineers.
- Functioning as a technical expert across the team and tasks
Required Qualifications:- 5-7 years of relevant experience
- 5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes/containers
- Experience working on DevSecOps teams
- Strong experience with infrastructure tools like Helm, Docker, and Terraform
- Experience with Istio
- Security and compliance knowledge for Kubernetes
- Knowledge of multiple cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Experience in building automation and configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform)
- Extensive knowledge of Linux and networking
- Experience with Helm Charts
- CKA Certification
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Engineer- Architecting elastic, cost-effective, resilient cloud foundations using loosely coupled designs across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
- Designing multi-datacenter Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies, zero-downtime architectures, and complex data protection/auditing frameworks.
- Assessing and establishing strategic RBAC standards, platform security policies, and continuous compliance frameworks across all enterprise Kubernetes clusters (including Iron Bank).
- Providing top-tier technical authority across Platform One infrastructure and innovation teams, shape long-term capacity forecasts, and make critical architectural decisions.
- Providing technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments.
Required Qualifications:- 8+ years of relevant experience
- 7+ years of experience working with Kubernetes/containers
- 3+ years of experience providing technical guidance to other engineers
- Experience on DevSecOps teams
- Expertise with infrastructure tools like Helm, Docker, and Terraform
- Expertise with Platform One tools
- Knowledge of multiple cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Expertise with Istio
- Deep knowledge of security and compliance for Kubernetes
- Strong experience in building automation and configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform)
- Extensive expertise of Linux and networking
The estimated salary range for these positions are:
Mid - $110,000.00 - $160,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset
Senior - $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 commensurate on experience and technical skillset
SME - $180,000.00 - $220,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset
