Rancher Kubernetes Engineer

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WOONGJIN, Inc. is a rapidly growing team who provides a range of unique, exceptional, and enhanced services to our clients. We have a strong moral code that includes the service of goodness without expectations of reward. We are motivated by the sense of responsibility and servant leadership.Job Description

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Rancher Kubernetes Engineer with deep expertise in container orchestration, DevOps practices, and cloud-native infrastructure. You will be instrumental in designing, deploying, and managing scalable Kubernetes environments using Rancher to support our fast-growing eCommerce platform. The Rancher Kubernetes engineer will be the key person in migrating a Rancher managed Kubernetes cluster to AWS EKS. The ideal candidate thrives in a high-performance environment and has a strong understanding of infrastructure that supports high-traffic, customer-facing applications. The scope of the work is to assess GPv2 Rancher cluster/configuration, upgrade to newest version, and train the team to manage Rancher cluster.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters using Rancher in production-grade environments.

Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines tailored for containerized eCommerce applications.

Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of the Kubernetes infrastructure to meet SLA requirements.

Manage and direct the migration of a Rancher managed Kubernetes cluster to AWS EKS

Collaborate with application developers, QA, and operations teams to containerize and deploy microservices.

Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve performance, reliability, and security issues.

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, and other tools.

Implement RBAC, security policies, and secrets management aligned with compliance standards (e.g., PCI-DSS).

Drive observability through centralized logging, metrics, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK.

Lead Kubernetes upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management via Rancher.

Maintain cost-effective infrastructure strategies in cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-prem).

Provide technical leadership and mentor junior DevOps/Platform Engineers.

Salary: 110,000 - 130,000 /yr.Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering.

5+ years of experience specifically with Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters.

Proficiency in Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD preferred).

Expert knowledge in AWS EKS using Docker as an Orchestration tool

Strong scripting and automation experience in Bash, Python, or Go.

Deep understanding of Linux systems, networking, and system-level debugging.

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including managed Kubernetes services.

Solid grasp of CI/CD systems like GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Flux.

Familiarity with eCommerce application requirements such as session management, autoscaling, zero downtime deployments, and PCI compliance.

Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Application Developer (CKAD).

Certified Rancher Engineer (CRE)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional with deep experience in migrating and configuring Kubernetes to AWS EKS

Experience in high-availability eCommerce or retail infrastructure environments.

Exposure to service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and API gateways (Kong, Ambassador).

Familiarity with event-driven architectures and real-time monitoring tools.

Additional Information

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Full-time