Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, GitOps, Flux CD & AI/ML Infrastructure

Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, GitOps, Flux CD & AI/ML Infrastructure

Roles and Responsibilities

• We're seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to deploy and manage AI/ML infrastructure, e.g. LlamaIndex Cloud and KDB.AI applications on Kubernetes Platform.
• You'll be responsible for building reliable, scalable, and secure deployment pipelines using modern GitOps practices.
• Deploy and manage LlamaIndex Cloud and KDB.AI applications and similar products supporting AI workloads across Dev/QA/Prod environments.
• Implement GitOps workflows using Flux CD for automated deployments.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments.
• Configure HashiCorp Vault for secrets management and ExternalSecrets integration.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Artifactory.
• Work with enterprise Identity Management teams to configure OIDC authentication with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.
• Document procedures, runbooks, and infrastructure patterns.

Required Skills

Core Technologies

• 3+ years managing production Kubernetes clusters.
• 2+ years with Flux CD, ArgoCD, or similar GitOps tools.
• Advanced Helm chart development and management.
• HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.
• Artifactory or similar container registries.
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar.

Infrastructure & Database

• PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ administration.
• Database HA/failover configurations (PgBouncer, HAProxy).
• Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell).
• Kubernetes networking, Ingress, and Gateway API.

Nice to Have

• Experience with LlamaIndex, LangChain, or AI/ML platforms.
• Vector databases or KDB.AI knowledge.
• Temporal.io workflow orchestration.
• Python/Go for automation.