We're looking for a Lead EKS Platform Engineer to take ownership of autoscaling, policy governance, and release automation for a Kubernetes environment hosted on Amazon EKS. The position encompasses enabling pod and node autoscaling, enforcing admission-time policies via Gatekeeper and OPA, and managing GitOps releases using Argo CD and Terraform. The deployment follows an AWS cloud-native approach, incorporating multi-architecture node pools and custom tooling.ResponsibilitiesEnable and fine-tune horizontal and vertical pod autoscaling so that workloads scale with demand while avoiding over-provisioningSet up Karpenter provisioners to manage node lifecycle and optimize sizing based on workload needsConfirm autoscaling performs correctly across multi-architecture node pools covering AMD64 and ARM64Create Gatekeeper constraints and constraint templates to enforce cluster-wide policies at admission timeSet up mutating admission configurations to ensure policy defaults are consistently applied across namespacesManage GitOps release processes using Argo CD,



including promotion gates and automated rollback mechanismsMaintain Terraform modules to reproducibly provision cluster infrastructure and policy baselinesEnhance custom tooling that supports the release process to minimize manual effortRequirementsOver 5 years of experience working with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and KubernetesStrong expertise in Karpenter for managing node lifecycle and optimizing workload sizingStrong expertise in Argo CD and Terraform for GitOps-based release management and infrastructure automationAdvanced understanding of Open Policy Agent for enforcing policies at admission timeEnglish language proficiency at B2 level or aboveNice to haveExperience with AWS Cloud Development KitKnowledge of Argo Rollouts and HelmExperience in CI/CD practicesWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with integral teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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📌 Lead EKS Platform Engineer (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Epam Systems
📍 Ciudad de México