Dayforce · 1 week ago
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Kubernetes
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $144K/yr
5+ years expDayforce is a global human capital management company headquartered in Toronto and Minneapolis. They are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support the AKS platform engineering and operations, contributing to the global Kubernetes Service by ensuring scalability, resiliency, and operational excellence.
Computer Software
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Help with the technical implementation of our AKS platform, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and future-proofing
Provide input into how our global Kubernetes platform operates, helping to refine, implement, and validate best practices, and contributing to decision-making
Assist and implement AKS platform standards enforcement
Work with platform team members, security teams, infra engineering teams, and other stakeholders to align Kubernetes strategies with business needs
Take ownership of incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for AKS-related issues
Provide internal customer AKS/Kubernetes support and provide subject expertise
Help ensure AKS clusters are up to date, secure, and in sync, minimizing drift across environments
Help identify potential scaling, security, or operational risks before they become issues, and proactively implement solutions
Provide Day2 support and operational efficiency of the Kubernetes clusters
Work on automation of cluster lifecycle management, including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and decommissioning
Improve and standardize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementations using Terraform, ArgoCD, and GitHub workflows
Help with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows to streamline Kubernetes deployments, and work within the CKE team and with Release Engineering for internal customer-facing integrations
Drive consistency in AKS configurations across all environments
Provide technical input within the Kubernetes team, supporting a culture of learning and innovation
Be an effective communicator, able to articulate technical decisions and trade-offs to your team
Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure AKS platform adoption and adherence to best practices
Help us drive continuous improvement initiatives for our Kubernetes platform
Assist with both greenfield onboarding of containerized applications and microservices, and lift-and-shifts
Qualification
Required
Must be a US citizen
Ability to obtain US security clearance
Ability to obtain or currently possess Canadian Protected B security clearance is mandatory
Must possess 5+ years of residency in Canada
Applicant must be Canadian citizen and able to work Government of Canada and USA Government projects
5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure design and implementation, with deep expertise in Azure cloud architecture
3+ years of hands-on in-depth experience managing Kubernetes in dev/qa/prod, including deep troubleshooting of platform and workloads and Day2 operations
3+ years of cloud and/or Kubernetes operations experience
Good understanding of AKS, including cluster operations, networking, identity, and security best practices
An ability to identify future challenges and proactively design and implement solutions to mitigate risks before they become issues is a real plus
Good hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ArgoCD), and CI/CD automation
Understanding of Kubernetes internals, operations, controllers, networking (CNI), is required, and observability tools is a plus
Proven experience in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and proactive problem resolution in Kubernetes environments
Experience with defining and enforcing Kubernetes platform standards across multiple teams and clusters is also a plus
Proactive problem solver – capable of anticipating challenges and addressing them before they impact operations
Strong communicator – able to explain complex technical concepts in a clear, accessible way
Preferred
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Benefits
Excellent time away from work programs
Comprehensive wellness initiatives
Recognition through competitive pay and benefits
Volunteer days
Dayforce Cares
Company
Dayforce
Dayforce makes work life better.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeremy Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
Aimee Melgar (she/her)
VP, Global Partner Strategy and Programs
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