Entry Level Kubernetes Engineer Jobs
New grad kubernetes engineer jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong portfolio or internship work can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Technology & Software, Aerospace & Defense, and Banking & Financial Services, with employers like SpaceX, Capital One, and Invoice Cloud hiring at this level now.
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Hi,
Role: Sr Kubernetes Engineer
Location: Remote
Contract.
JD: Client is seeking an Sr Kubernetes Engineer. This role will assist with building out an on-premises failover environment and onboarding of all critical Renaissance applications in clearing, settlement, and risk pillars. Customer is required by regulators to demonstrate the ability to run all clearing and risk systems through internal datacenter (“On-Prem”) and to be able to switch all production functionality running through On-Prem within the predefined SLA. The newly developed clearing and risk systems takes advantage of scalability, ease of provision, and the reduced cost offered by cloud services (AWS) and the cloud offered Multi-Region as Disaster Recovery (DC) strategy.
Responsibilities:
- As a DevOps engineer setup CI/CD pipeline for application deployment
- Work in the DevOps team, to build new shared infrastructure services for on premises failover environment: S3, Kafka, Data Store
- Work with DevOps team to establish connectivity between new failover shared services and existing shared services: Secret, identity, LDA, DNS, Artifactory, Jenkins, Splunk services
- Work with DevOps team to automate deployment DR strategy
- Automation of data replication between Cloud and failover environment required between all applications
- Continuously improve the processes and the DevOps team using thoughtful, calculated approaches to identify opportunities, and challenge those around you to strive for perfection.
- Ideate solutions to complex technical challenges; code, test, troubleshoot, debug, and document the solutions you develop. Use agile software development model to produce well-designed programs, scripts, and tools required to provision, configure, and monitor new shared infrastructure services for on premises failover environment
Must have:
- We need someone who's really good at setting up CI/CD pipelines using DevOps tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, Vault, SonarQube, GitHub, Terraform, Rancher, and Harness. It's also important that they have experience with deploying on Kubernetes using Rancher or Harness. Plus, they should know about deploying Kafka MRC and using monitoring tools like Logic Monitor and Splunk. And it'd be great if they have experience with AWS services, especially setting up S3 and AWS Artifactory, and know how to do S3 replication.
- Experience with Rancher RKE2 K8s clusters and orchestration platform
- K8S cluster management, Monitoring, operational tools integration
- K8s cluster and secrets management integration
- K8s Calico CNI configuration and troubleshooting experience
- K8s CSI plug-ins with object, file and block storage vendors
- Kubernetes backup solution and support
- S3/Cloudian object storage for shared infrastructure
- Specializing in Cloud Infrastructure Modernization, virtualization, data center setup, DR & BC Strategies, and DevOps
- Experience in on-premises data center operations, AWS hosted data center and operations management
- Pilot Kafka data replication between AWS and On-Prem
- Pilot SQL DB (CockroachDB) to run in AWS and On-Prem and the data replication between them
- Hands on experience with migrations tools
- Experience with continuous deployment tools, techniques, and automation frameworks – especially Terraform Enterprise and Ansible.
- Hands-on experience writing testable scripts using Python or other languages.
- Experience managing helm charts and deploying into Kubernetes (k8s)
- Expertise with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, LogicMonitor, SignalFX, and Prometheus.
- Worked on projects involving deployment and management of micro services, and hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructure
- Intermediate working knowledge of development tools like Maven/Gradle, Java, and distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc.
Good to Have
- Knowledge of setting up CI/CD pipelines for streaming Flink based applications is an added advantage
Thanks and Regards,
Nagendar Mula
Nagendar@cyberspaceinc.com
4300 Punjab Way, Suite 280, Frisco, TX
Hi,
Role: Sr Kubernetes Engineer
Location: Remote
Contract.
JD: Client is seeking an Sr Kubernetes Engineer. This role will assist with building out an on-premises failover environment and onboarding of all critical Renaissance applications in clearing, settlement, and risk pillars. Customer is required by regulators to demonstrate the ability to run all clearing and risk systems through internal datacenter (“On-Prem”) and to be able to switch all production functionality running through On-Prem within the predefined SLA. The newly developed clearing and risk systems takes advantage of scalability, ease of provision, and the reduced cost offered by cloud services (AWS) and the cloud offered Multi-Region as Disaster Recovery (DC) strategy.
Responsibilities:
- As a DevOps engineer setup CI/CD pipeline for application deployment
- Work in the DevOps team, to build new shared infrastructure services for on premises failover environment: S3, Kafka, Data Store
- Work with DevOps team to establish connectivity between new failover shared services and existing shared services: Secret, identity, LDA, DNS, Artifactory, Jenkins, Splunk services
- Work with DevOps team to automate deployment DR strategy
- Automation of data replication between Cloud and failover environment required between all applications
- Continuously improve the processes and the DevOps team using thoughtful, calculated approaches to identify opportunities, and challenge those around you to strive for perfection.
- Ideate solutions to complex technical challenges; code, test, troubleshoot, debug, and document the solutions you develop. Use agile software development model to produce well-designed programs, scripts, and tools required to provision, configure, and monitor new shared infrastructure services for on premises failover environment
Must have:
- We need someone who's really good at setting up CI/CD pipelines using DevOps tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, Vault, SonarQube, GitHub, Terraform, Rancher, and Harness. It's also important that they have experience with deploying on Kubernetes using Rancher or Harness. Plus, they should know about deploying Kafka MRC and using monitoring tools like Logic Monitor and Splunk. And it'd be great if they have experience with AWS services, especially setting up S3 and AWS Artifactory, and know how to do S3 replication.
- Experience with Rancher RKE2 K8s clusters and orchestration platform
- K8S cluster management, Monitoring, operational tools integration
- K8s cluster and secrets management integration
- K8s Calico CNI configuration and troubleshooting experience
- K8s CSI plug-ins with object, file and block storage vendors
- Kubernetes backup solution and support
- S3/Cloudian object storage for shared infrastructure
- Specializing in Cloud Infrastructure Modernization, virtualization, data center setup, DR & BC Strategies, and DevOps
- Experience in on-premises data center operations, AWS hosted data center and operations management
- Pilot Kafka data replication between AWS and On-Prem
- Pilot SQL DB (CockroachDB) to run in AWS and On-Prem and the data replication between them
- Hands on experience with migrations tools
- Experience with continuous deployment tools, techniques, and automation frameworks – especially Terraform Enterprise and Ansible.
- Hands-on experience writing testable scripts using Python or other languages.
- Experience managing helm charts and deploying into Kubernetes (k8s)
- Expertise with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, LogicMonitor, SignalFX, and Prometheus.
- Worked on projects involving deployment and management of micro services, and hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructure
- Intermediate working knowledge of development tools like Maven/Gradle, Java, and distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc.
Good to Have
- Knowledge of setting up CI/CD pipelines for streaming Flink based applications is an added advantage
Thanks and Regards,
Nagendar Mula
Nagendar@cyberspaceinc.com
4300 Punjab Way, Suite 280, Frisco, TX
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Entry Level Kubernetes Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level kubernetes engineer job?
Employers hiring at the entry level look for hands-on proof of skill more than years on a resume. Build a portfolio with personal or open-source projects that demonstrate cluster deployment, troubleshooting, and YAML configuration. Certifications like the Certified Kubernetes Administrator give interviewers a concrete signal. Internship experience with container orchestration, even brief, can move your application ahead of candidates who only have coursework.
Which companies hire entry level kubernetes engineers?
Companies hiring entry level kubernetes engineers right now include SpaceX, Capital One, and Invoice Cloud, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a wide range of organizations, including cloud-native startups, large technology companies, and enterprises modernizing their infrastructure.
Are there remote entry level kubernetes engineer jobs?
Yes, though on-site and hybrid openings still make up a share of the market. About 83% of entry level kubernetes engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting strong demand from distributed engineering teams. Filtering by work setting on Migrate Mate lets you see which specific roles match your preference.
Are these new grad kubernetes engineer jobs?
Yes, these listings include new grad, recent graduate, and junior kubernetes engineer roles alongside other entry level postings. A new-grad-friendly posting typically welcomes zero to two years of experience and accepts internships, academic projects, or a portfolio in place of full-time work history. If a listing does not require prior professional experience and mentions training or mentorship, it is generally open to new grads.
Which industries hire the most entry level kubernetes engineers?
Entry Level kubernetes engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Aerospace & Defense, and Banking & Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they run large containerized workloads and need engineers who can grow into more complex infrastructure responsibilities over time.