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Position Overview
This role serves as a technical authority for cloud strategy and architecture. Influences enterprise-wide cloud adoption and modernization initiatives. Involves defining architectural standards, leading migration projects, and evaluating emerging technologies. Ensures that cloud solutions align with business objectives while maintaining scalability, security, and operational excellence.Key Responsibilities
🧭 Platform Ownership & Strategy
Architect and operationalize a Kubernetes platform(s) on AWS supporting multi-account, multi-region deployments aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.
Define platform capabilities including compute autoscaling, pod networking, network policies, load balancing, and storage drivers.
Define paved path container standards and support consumption of those standards.
Lead platform roadmap development and cross-functional alignment with architecture, security, FinOps, and product engineering.
🔐 Operational Responsibilities
Operating System, Kubelet, CRI & AMI Configuration: Define and own lifecycle management, patching, and performance tuning of worker nodes.
Worker Node Scaling: Design and manage autoscaling groups, node pools, and lifecycle automation.
VPC Configuration: Architect secure and scalable VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, and security groups.
EKS Cluster Configuration: Manage cluster-level settings including version upgrades, endpoint access, audit logging, and control plane integrations.
Add-ons Management: Deploy and maintain cluster add-ons such as CoreDNS, kube-proxy, metrics server, and custom controllers.
Policies & Governance: Define and enforce RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, and IAM roles for service accounts.
Quotas & Budgets: Implement resource quotas, tagging strategies, and budget controls to support chargeback models and cost transparency.
⚙️ Operational Excellence
Drive standardization in tooling, automation, patching, and observability across Kubernetes clusters.
Own SLAs, SLOs, incident response playbooks, and platform reliability engineering practices.
🚀 Developer Enablement
Develop templates and automation to empower developers to build and run Kubernetes platform(s).
Build and maintain reusable service catalog products, CDK with Python, and CI/CD pipelines to support self-service infrastructure provisioning.
Champion developer experience through clear interfaces, documentation, and onboarding support.
🤝 Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with architecture, security, FinOps, DevOps, and product teams to align platform capabilities with business outcomes.
Influence enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy through technical leadership and thought partnership.
10+ years of experience in cloud-native infrastructure, with deep expertise in Kubernetes (e.g., Native, Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS).
Proven track record of designing and operating production-grade Kubernetes platforms in multi-account AWS environments.
Strong proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (CDK with Python), AWS DevOps native CI/CD tooling, and observability stacks (e.g. CloudWatch).
Experience implementing security controls, RBAC, and compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS Benchmarks).
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and domains.
Preferred Experience
Familiarity with GitOps workflows, and container security.
Exposure to platform engineering and internal developer platforms.
Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, Azure Container Instances (ACI), and Azure App Service for Containers is a plus.
Experience in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance) is a plus.
Please note at this time we are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Location and Workplace Flexibility
Zelis is headquartered in the U.S., with multiple locations across the country and in Hyderabad, India. Check out our locations to learn more about our offices. All employee work locations are based on the needs of the position and are determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities vary based on work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.
While location expectations vary by role, candidates within approximately 50 miles of a U.S. office are generally preferred to support collaboration when needed. Our hybrid approach is flexible, and in-office presence is guided by team and business needs rather than a fixed weekly schedule.
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