Making a difference and driving positive change is what we do every day at Rapid Circle. Our Cloud Pioneers help our clients in their digital transformation. Are you someone who goes for constant, positive change? Then this vacancy is for you!
As a Cloud Pioneer at Rapid Circle, you will work with our customers on different projects. For example, making impact in the healthcare sector, by making research data safely available. But also, awesome projects in the manufacturing or energy market make this job very challenging.
At Rapid Circle we are curious and are constantly improving our expertise to help customers find their way in a rapidly changing world. We share our knowledge and discover new ways to learn.
Rapid Circle is growing rapidly and are therefore looking for the right person for the role. You will be given lots of freedom to develop personally. We also have a lot of in-house knowledge (MVPs) within the Netherlands, Australia, and India. By working closely with your (international) colleagues, you can continue to challenge yourself and create your own growth path. Freedom, entrepreneurship, and development are key at Rapid Circle, so also in the role of Kubernetes Engineer.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Kubernetes Consultant with strong expertise in cloud-native technologies, platform engineering, automation, and Kubernetes ecosystem tools. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and support scalable containerized platforms across Azure and/or AWS environments while driving DevOps, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and observability best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes-based platforms in production environments.
- Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure on Azure and/or AWS.
- Implement GitOps and CI/CD practices to enable automated and reliable software delivery.
- Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules and automation frameworks.
- Support platform engineering initiatives and self-service developer enablement.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
- Ensure platform security, governance, compliance, and operational excellence.
- Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to drive cloud adoption and platform standardization.
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and support mission-critical production systems.
Required Skills (Must-Have)
Cloud Platforms
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
- Solid understanding of:
- Cloud networking
- Identity and access management
- Security controls
- Governance frameworks
Kubernetes
Strong experience with:
- Kubernetes architecture and administration
- Containers and container orchestration
- Workload deployments
- RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
- Ingress controllers
- Secret management
- Production operations and troubleshooting
