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We are seeking a Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer to join our global infrastructure team to lead the architecture, strategy, and evolution of our cloud-native platform across public cloud and on-premises environments. This role serves as the organization's technical authority for Kubernetes, platform engineering, automation, and cloud infrastructure, driving platform scalability, reliability, security, and developer experience. The Principal Engineer will work across infrastructure, application development, security, and operations teams to establish standards, guide architecture decisions, and deliver highly automated self-service platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform Architecture & Strategy
- Define and maintain the Kubernetes platform roadmap and cloud-native strategy.
- Architect multi-cluster, multi-region, and multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
- Establish platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and operational best practices.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical guidance on platform modernization initiatives.
- Lead technical decision-making for container orchestration, platform automation, and cloud infrastructure investments.
Kubernetes Platform Engineering
- Design, deploy, and operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms using EKS, AKS, GKE, Rancher, Spectro Cloud Palette, or equivalent technologies.
- Define cluster lifecycle management processes including provisioning, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning.
- Architect multi-tenant Kubernetes environments with strong isolation, governance, and compliance controls.
- Design Kubernetes networking architectures leveraging Cilium, Calico, service mesh technologies, and eBPF-based observability.
- Establish cluster security baselines and platform governance standards.
Infrastructure Automation & Platform as Code
- Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies across engineering teams.
- Develop reusable Terraform modules, Helm charts, and platform automation frameworks.
- Design self-service provisioning capabilities for Kubernetes clusters, environments, and application onboarding.
- Implement Kubernetes Operators, controllers, and automation frameworks to eliminate operational toil.
- Define platform engineering patterns enabling rapid and consistent infrastructure delivery.
Cloud Infrastructure & Hybrid Operations
- Architect Kubernetes solutions spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments.
- Design resilient multi-region and disaster recovery architectures.
- Lead cloud infrastructure modernization initiatives and workload migrations.
- Define backup, recovery, business continuity, and platform resiliency strategies.
- Establish storage architectures using Portworx, CSI drivers, OpenEBS, or cloud-native storage services.
Reliability Engineering & Observability
- Define enterprise observability standards and platform reliability objectives.
- Establish SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical platform services.
- Architect monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Loki, and related technologies.
- Lead root cause analysis efforts for major incidents and drive systemic improvements.
- Develop resiliency testing, chaos engineering, and disaster recovery validation programs.
Security & Compliance
- Establish Kubernetes security architecture and cloud security standards.
- Lead implementation of policy-as-code frameworks using Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, and admission controllers.
- Define workload identity, secrets management, and zero-trust platform strategies.
- Partner with security teams to satisfy regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Drive secure software supply chain initiatives including image signing, SBOM validation, and runtime protection.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as the highest-level Kubernetes and platform engineering subject matter expert.
- Lead architecture reviews and provide technical guidance across multiple engineering teams.
- Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering excellence across the organization.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives involving platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, security, and application teams.
- Contribute to organizational technology strategy and long-term infrastructure planning.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years of infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments.
- Deep expertise designing and operating Kubernetes platforms at enterprise scale.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
- Advanced experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as Argo CD, Flux, and Fleet.
- Expert-level Terraform experience and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals including:
- Control plane architecture
- Scheduling
- Networking
- Service discovery
- Storage
- Security
- Experience with service mesh technologies including Istio, Linkerd, or Consul.
- Expertise in Kubernetes networking, CNI implementations, and eBPF technologies such as Cilium.
- Strong programming experience with Go, Python, or similar languages.
- Experience building platform automation, operators, controllers, or Kubernetes extensions.
- Experience with enterprise identity integration using OIDC, SAML, LDAP, and cloud-native identity services.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Rancher, Spectro Cloud Palette, Crossplane, Backstage, or other platform engineering solutions.
- Experience designing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
- Experience with OpenTelemetry and distributed tracing architectures.
- Experience implementing software supply chain security controls.
- Experience managing regulated or highly compliant environments.
- Active participation in Kubernetes or CNCF open-source communities.
- Experience presenting architecture guidance to executive leadership and technical stakeholders.
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
- CNCF Kubestronaut Program Certifications
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance. Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive. The company also provides generous employee benefits including:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
The estimated base compensation range for this role is: $140,000—$206,000 USD
ABOUT INTERSYSTEMS
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer to join our global infrastructure team to lead the architecture, strategy, and evolution of our cloud-native platform across public cloud and on-premises environments. This role serves as the organization's technical authority for Kubernetes, platform engineering, automation, and cloud infrastructure, driving platform scalability, reliability, security, and developer experience. The Principal Engineer will work across infrastructure, application development, security, and operations teams to establish standards, guide architecture decisions, and deliver highly automated self-service platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform Architecture & Strategy
- Define and maintain the Kubernetes platform roadmap and cloud-native strategy.
- Architect multi-cluster, multi-region, and multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
- Establish platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and operational best practices.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical guidance on platform modernization initiatives.
- Lead technical decision-making for container orchestration, platform automation, and cloud infrastructure investments.
Kubernetes Platform Engineering
- Design, deploy, and operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms using EKS, AKS, GKE, Rancher, Spectro Cloud Palette, or equivalent technologies.
- Define cluster lifecycle management processes including provisioning, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning.
- Architect multi-tenant Kubernetes environments with strong isolation, governance, and compliance controls.
- Design Kubernetes networking architectures leveraging Cilium, Calico, service mesh technologies, and eBPF-based observability.
- Establish cluster security baselines and platform governance standards.
Infrastructure Automation & Platform as Code
- Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies across engineering teams.
- Develop reusable Terraform modules, Helm charts, and platform automation frameworks.
- Design self-service provisioning capabilities for Kubernetes clusters, environments, and application onboarding.
- Implement Kubernetes Operators, controllers, and automation frameworks to eliminate operational toil.
- Define platform engineering patterns enabling rapid and consistent infrastructure delivery.
Cloud Infrastructure & Hybrid Operations
- Architect Kubernetes solutions spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments.
- Design resilient multi-region and disaster recovery architectures.
- Lead cloud infrastructure modernization initiatives and workload migrations.
- Define backup, recovery, business continuity, and platform resiliency strategies.
- Establish storage architectures using Portworx, CSI drivers, OpenEBS, or cloud-native storage services.
Reliability Engineering & Observability
- Define enterprise observability standards and platform reliability objectives.
- Establish SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical platform services.
- Architect monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Loki, and related technologies.
- Lead root cause analysis efforts for major incidents and drive systemic improvements.
- Develop resiliency testing, chaos engineering, and disaster recovery validation programs.
Security & Compliance
- Establish Kubernetes security architecture and cloud security standards.
- Lead implementation of policy-as-code frameworks using Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, and admission controllers.
- Define workload identity, secrets management, and zero-trust platform strategies.
- Partner with security teams to satisfy regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Drive secure software supply chain initiatives including image signing, SBOM validation, and runtime protection.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as the highest-level Kubernetes and platform engineering subject matter expert.
- Lead architecture reviews and provide technical guidance across multiple engineering teams.
- Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering excellence across the organization.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives involving platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, security, and application teams.
- Contribute to organizational technology strategy and long-term infrastructure planning.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years of infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments.
- Deep expertise designing and operating Kubernetes platforms at enterprise scale.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
- Advanced experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as Argo CD, Flux, and Fleet.
- Expert-level Terraform experience and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals including:
- Control plane architecture
- Scheduling
- Networking
- Service discovery
- Storage
- Security
- Experience with service mesh technologies including Istio, Linkerd, or Consul.
- Expertise in Kubernetes networking, CNI implementations, and eBPF technologies such as Cilium.
- Strong programming experience with Go, Python, or similar languages.
- Experience building platform automation, operators, controllers, or Kubernetes extensions.
- Experience with enterprise identity integration using OIDC, SAML, LDAP, and cloud-native identity services.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Rancher, Spectro Cloud Palette, Crossplane, Backstage, or other platform engineering solutions.
- Experience designing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
- Experience with OpenTelemetry and distributed tracing architectures.
- Experience implementing software supply chain security controls.
- Experience managing regulated or highly compliant environments.
- Active participation in Kubernetes or CNCF open-source communities.
- Experience presenting architecture guidance to executive leadership and technical stakeholders.
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
- CNCF Kubestronaut Program Certifications
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance. Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive. The company also provides generous employee benefits including:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
The estimated base compensation range for this role is: $140,000—$206,000 USD
ABOUT INTERSYSTEMS
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Kubernetes Engineer
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your Kubernetes Engineer duties to demand a specific bachelor's degree, not just any technical background. Document that your job description references container orchestration, distributed systems architecture, or cloud infrastructure design to support the specialty occupation argument.
Check prevailing wage before accepting offers
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before negotiations. Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your wage level, and underpaying is a common LCA compliance failure that delays or kills sponsorship.
Target cap-exempt employers strategically
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition bypasses the annual lottery. Kubernetes roles in academic research computing, HPC clusters, or national lab infrastructure often qualify and can be filed any time of year.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter your job search to employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for software infrastructure roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL data by employer and occupation, so you're not guessing which companies will actually sponsor your petition.
Align your credentials with O*NET job zone
The O*NET profile for software developers and DevOps engineers anchors the specialty occupation argument for Kubernetes roles. If your degree is in a tangentially related field, prepare a credentials evaluation and a degree-to-duties analysis your employer can include in the I-129 filing.
Negotiate premium processing into your offer
Standard H-1B processing can take several months after the October 1 start date. Request that your employer file with premium processing, which USCIS adjudicates within 15 business days, so you don't spend your 60-day grace period waiting on a receipt notice.
H-1B Visa Kubernetes Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Kubernetes Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS considers Kubernetes Engineer roles a specialty occupation when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a directly related field. The key is that your job description must show duties tied to distributed systems, container orchestration, or cloud infrastructure, not general IT support. Your employer documents this in the Labor Condition Application and I-129 petition.
How do I find employers who will actually sponsor H-1B visas for Kubernetes Engineers?
Search for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for software infrastructure and DevOps roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL disclosure data by employer, so you can see which companies have filed petitions for roles matching your occupation before you apply. Focusing on employers with a track record of sponsorship significantly reduces the risk of an offer falling through at the petition stage.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Kubernetes Engineer role changes significantly after approval?
A material change in your job duties, work location, or employer can require an amended I-129 petition before the change takes effect. Moving from one client site to another, shifting to a substantially different technology stack, or being reassigned to a different USCIS jurisdiction may all trigger an amendment. USCIS treats unamended material changes as a status violation, so your employer's immigration counsel should evaluate any role changes promptly.
Can I switch employers while my H-1B is pending or after approval?
After USCIS approves your H-1B, you can change employers through H-1B portability under AC21 as long as the new role is in the same or similar specialty occupation and you've held an approved or pending petition for at least 180 days. Your new employer must file a transfer petition before you start. Kubernetes Engineer roles at different companies generally qualify as same-or-similar given the shared technical scope.
Does the H-1B lottery affect my chances as a Kubernetes Engineer, and are there ways around it?
The regular H-1B cap covers 65,000 slots annually, with an additional 20,000 reserved for U.S. master's degree holders. Registration is by lottery, so selection isn't guaranteed regardless of qualifications. Cap-exempt employers, including universities and nonprofit research organizations, bypass the lottery entirely. If your skills apply to academic research computing or national lab infrastructure, targeting those employers gives you a path to H-1B status outside the annual lottery cycle.