Job description
Kubernetes On-Premise Operations Engineer
Location: Remote (only Bolivia candidates)
Type: Full-Time
Project Scope: Iridium Panama (end of 2025)
We are seeking a Kubernetes On-Premise Operations Engineer to manage and maintain our on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure. This role is focused on day-to-day operations, proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and ensuring high availability and system stability. The engineer will collaborate closely with Level 3 Engineers who provide the infrastructure backbone, ensuring seamless and reliable production operations.
Scope of Applications Supported
Mi Tigo – Serving 6 countries
Tigo Sports – Available in 6 countries
Apigee – Active in 1 country
KannelGateway – Used across 9 countries
Key Responsibilities
Kubernetes Cluster Management
Apply patches and updates
Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues
Incident Management & On-Call Support
Participate in on-call rotation
Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and document resolutions
Networking & Ingress Management
- Operate and troubleshoot Cilium, Nginx Ingress Controller, and Traefik
Storage & Databases
- Support and maintain NFS, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL ensuring performance and data integrity
Observability & Monitoring
- Manage Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki for proactive alerting and system logging
Automation & Configuration Management
- Use Helm, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines to apply and manage infrastructure configurations
Production Deployments
- Execute, monitor, and manage production deployments with proper rollback strategies
OS & Security Management
- Maintain Ubuntu-based systems, ensuring they are patched, secure, and performant
Requirements
5+ years in Operations, SRE, or DevOps roles
3+ years managing on-premise Kubernetes clusters
Strong troubleshooting skills in:
Kubernetes
Networking
Databases (MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Proficient in monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki
Familiar with operational processes, incident management, and runbooks
Experience with Helm, Ansible, and optionally Terraform
Prior experience with production on-call support and incident resolution
Competent in performing production deployments under change management practices
Experience managing Ubuntu systems
