Lead Kubernetes Engineer
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University Of Wisconsin-madison · Madison, WIPrepare for this interview
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Requirements
- Kubernetes-related certification (e.g., CKA, CKAD, CKS)
- Cybersecurity certification (e.g., CISSP, Security+, GIAC certifications)
- Contributions to open-source cloud-native community projects (CNCF or related)
- Experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code in a regulated environment (HIPAA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171)
- Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or other managed Kubernetes platforms
- Experience supporting research computing, AI/ML workloads, or LLM-serving infrastructure
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree preferred; focus in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or related field preferred
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Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: DevOps Engineer III Job Summary: The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), Department of Information Technology, is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to architect and operate the container orchestration platform underpinning a wide range of strategic SMPH initiatives. This role will design Kubernetes clusters supporting use cases that include web application hosting, the SMPH research analytics platform, LLMs-as-a-service, and AI-specific orchestration components. The Kubernetes Engineer will work closely with security, infrastructure, research computing, and application teams to ensure clusters meet HIPAA, NIST 800-53, and NIST 800-171 control requirements while delivering a developer-friendly platform that accelerates delivery of new services. This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Key Job Responsibilities: Manages, maintains, selects, and develops automation tools and infrastructure, including security configurations Performs integration, migration, configuration, and security of existing applications and services into automated infrastructures Serves as a subject matter expert to internal stakeholders, providing guidance and training to staff Serves as technical lead for one or more aspects of the system Analyzes requirements and communicates and coordinates with staff and internal stakeholders related to the system and/or project Develops, programs, and/or deploys automation workflows for deployment, configuration, and/or monitoring of systems/services Department: School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Information Technology, Infrastructure.
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