Job Description

Job Title: Kubernetes Expert
City: Bengaluru
State/Province: Karnataka
Posting Start Date: 12/17/25
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.


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Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and manage

highly available Kubernetes clusters

across hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud platforms such as AWS EKS, Azure AKS).

Deploy and manage applications manually using tools such as kubectl and Helm, with growing integration of GitOps practices (e.g., ArgoCD).

Implement and manage

observability stacks

using

Prometheus

,

Grafana

,

Loki

, and

Mimir

to monitor infrastructure, applications, and system performance.

Define, monitor, and improve

SLA/SLO/SLI

metrics and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability.

Automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure using

Terraform

,

Helm

, and scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).

Plan, implement, and test

backup and disaster recovery (DR)

strategies using tools like

Velero

,

Commvault

, etc.

Manage Kubernetes-native

networking

,

storage

, and

security configurations

(Ceph, NFS, Ingress, PodSecurityPolicies, etc.).

Configure and enforce Kubernetes

security best practices

using

RBAC

,

OPA/Gatekeeper

,

NetworkPolicies

, and secrets management tools.

Integrate and operate Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as

Karpenter

,

MicroK8s

,

Service Meshes

, and

kubectl plugins

.

Conduct

root cause analysis (RCA)

and lead resolution efforts for incidents.

Participate in the

on-call rotation

for platform availability and incident management.

Maintain up-to-date

documentation

,

architecture diagrams

,

runbooks

, and

SOPs

.

Mentor engineers and advocate for

Kubernetes, security, observability, and deployment best practices

across teams.

Continuously stay informed of industry trends in

container orchestration

,

GitOps

,

security

, and

cloud-native tooling

.

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Required Qualifications

6 to 13 years of IT/Infrastructure/DevOps experience, with

5+ years in Kubernetes operations

in production environments.

Strong hands-on experience in

Kubernetes architecture

, cluster operations, and

manual application deployment

practices.

Intermediate-level experience in

Kubernetes Security

, including:

+

Cluster hardening, secrets management

+

Pod Security Standards (PSS), OPA/Gatekeeper

+

Network policies, image scanning, and runtime protections

Intermediate experience with

ArgoCD

for GitOps-style Kubernetes deployments.

Solid proficiency in

Linux system administration

(Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL) and troubleshooting.

Hands-on experience with

Kubernetes-native storage

(e.g., Ceph, NFS) and persistent volume provisioning.

Strong familiarity with

observability tools Grafana

,

Prometheus

,

Loki

,

Mimir

, etc.

Proficiency in

Infrastructure as Code

using

Terraform

,

Helm

, and scripting.

Experience with

Velero

,

Commvault

, or similar for backup and DR.

Experience operating and optimizing

cloud-native Kubernetes platforms

like

EKS

,

AKS

.

Exposure to tools like

Karpenter

,

MicroK8s

,

Service Mesh

, and

Ingress Controllers

.

Familiarity with

AI/ML workloads

running on Kubernetes is a plus.

Excellent collaboration, communication, documentation, and incident resolution skills.

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Preferred Qualifications

Kubernetes certifications:

CKA

,

CKAD

, or

CKS

.

Strong understanding of container security, networking, and distributed system architecture.

Experience using

Portainer

for container and Kubernetes management.

Advanced knowledge of

Grafana

and other enterprise-grade observability tools.

Experience managing

large-scale Kubernetes clusters (200+ nodes)

is highly preferred.

Prior experience supporting

production-grade, high-availability

platforms and environments.

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Why Join Us?

Help shape and operate

mission-critical, modern Kubernetes infrastructure

.

Be part of a team focused on

platform reliability, observability, and secure operations

.

Contribute to and influence the evolution of deployment and automation practices (GitOps, IaC).

Access

cutting-edge tools

, industry best practices, and continuous learning.

Reinvent your world.We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions.To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention. Come to Wipro. Realize your ambitions.


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