Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Kubernetes

Job Description

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Kubernetes

Experience: 59 years | 3+ years with EKS/Kubernetes in production

Location: Office Coimbatore/Bengaluru

About Aivar Innovations

Aivar is an AI-first technology partner where cutting-edge technology meets industry expertise to supercharge your projects. Our AI-augmented teams accelerate development, reduce time-to-market, and deliver exceptional code quality. We bring together the best minds in tech to craft scalable, repeatable solutions that drive real momentum for your business.

Technical Focus

Foundational hire for AI Ops stack. Own the entire EKS platform: hardened cluster configurations, Terraform modules, Karpenter GPU-aware autoscaling, multi-tenancy (RBAC, namespace isolation, network policies), multi-region DR, and cost optimization. Build infrastructure that runs Llama 70B at sub-second latency on multi-GPU instances.

Functional Expectations

• Design hardened EKS clusters private endpoints, IMDSv2, Pod Security Admission, image scanning, audit logging
• UltraCluster Scale Experience in building HPCs and Large cluster suitable for managing AI Ops of SLMs to LLMs
• Build Terraform modules for complete Kubogent stack VPC, EKS, GPU/CPU node groups, IAM, networking, storage
• Configure Karpenter for GPU-aware autoscaling across instance families (G6e, P4d, P5, Inferentia)
• Implement multi-tenancy namespace isolation, resource quotas, RBAC, network policies, fair-share scheduling
• Build multi-region DR with automated failover, cross-region replication, and failover testing
• Optimize cloud spend Capacity Blocks, Spot instances, reserved pricing, right-sizing, KubeCost integration
• Design robust network architecture VPC CNI, private subnets, security groups, Transit Gateway, private endpoints

Must-Have Technical Skills

• AWS infrastructure deep VPC, IAM, networking, multi-account (5+ years)
• Kubernetes/EKS production clusters, networking (CNI), storage, RBAC (3+ years)
• Terraform expert large module codebases, remote state, workspaces, CI/CD integration
• Karpenter or Cluster Autoscaler in production
• GPU instances on AWS G-series (L40S), P-series (A100), NVIDIA GPU operator/device plugins
• Security hardening Pod Security Admission, OPA/Gatekeeper, image scanning, secrets management
• Linux systems performance tuning, storage (EBS, EFS, FSx for Lustre), kernel parameters

Core Tech Stack

Terraform, AWS (EKS, EC2 GPU, VPC, IAM, EBS/EFS/FSx, ECR), Karpenter, Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD, NVIDIA GPU Operator/DCGM, Calico, Istio, Prometheus/Grafana/KubeCost, OPA/Gatekeeper, Falco, Trivy

Benefits

Why Youll Love Working at Aivar

• Learn from Experts: Work directly with former AWS leaders and AI pioneers.
• Direct Ownership: Lead high-impact "greenfield" projects from concept to global launch.
• Modern Tech: Master the latest Generative AI frameworks and cloud-native architectures.
• Real-World Impact: Build mission-critical systems used by major global enterprises.
• Rapid Growth: Scale your career quickly in a high-speed

Diversity and Inclusion

Aivar Innovations is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, marital status, caste, or any other protected characteristic, and we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace for everyone.