Kubernetes & Cloud Platform Specialist

About the role

Engineering Albania, part of the Engineering Group, is looking for a Kubernetes & Cloud Platform Specialist to join its international team. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in Kubernetes administration, Linux systems, automation and cloud-native technologies, and can independently manage production environments, troubleshoot critical incidents and improve operational processes through automation.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and optimise production Kubernetes platforms (Rancher/RKE2, AKS/EKS) across cloud and on-premises environments
• Automate infrastructure and operations with Ansible, Bash, Terraform/OpenTofu and Infrastructure as Code
• Manage CI/CD and GitOps workflows with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Helm and Kustomize
• Support cloud infrastructure, networking, security groups, load balancers, application gateways and WAF solutions
• Troubleshoot production issues across Kubernetes, Linux, networking and cloud environments
• Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana and centralised logging
• Take part in on-call rotations, incident management, documentation, runbooks and postmortems

Required profile

• 3-5 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, DevOps or similar roles
• Hands-on experience with production Kubernetes platforms, including Rancher/RKE2 and preferably AKS (EKS is a plus)
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
• Professional English required; fluent Italian preferred

Required skills

• Ansible, Bash, Terraform/OpenTofu, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize
• Azure cloud infrastructure, networking, security groups, load balancers, application gateways and WAF
• Prometheus and Grafana
• Nice to have: K3s, Keycloak/IAM/SSO/OIDC, Kubernetes security (RBAC, Gatekeeper, Kyverno), CSI drivers, NFS, Velero, AWS, CKA, CKS, AZ-104 or AZ-400 certifications

What we offer

• Competitive compensation tailored to experience and skills
• Hybrid work model, with flexible working from home or the office
• Private health insurance
• E-learning platform with courses in 7 languages
• International projects and work on emerging AI and Agentic Systems technologies

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00, with an on-call rotation of one week and one weekend per month.