: Expert Cloud Native Engineer (TP4)

Disclaimer

Finaster is supporting Teciem on a temporary basis by managing the end‑to‑end recruitment process for this position. The successful candidate will be employed within the Teciem business and will carry out their role solely for Teciem.

About the Role

As a Senior Cloud Native Engineer, you will join and reinforce the TCM Kondor modernization and cloud enablement team. Your primary objectives are to act as a central team to accelerate the Cloud Transformation journey across our core systems. You will optimize, design, architect, implement, observe and maintain our organization’s cloud‑based systems and coach development teams throughout the organization’s cloud transformation journey.

Objectives of this Role

Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud‑based solutions. Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance. Provide guidance, thought leadership and mentorship to development teams to build cloud competencies. Ensure application performance, uptime and scale. Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines and stay current with industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, deploy and maintain Cloud Native Solution on Azure/AWS using Docker, Helm and Kubernetes.
• Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines).
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
• Deploy and operate Istio service mesh for traffic management and fine‑grained observability between microservices.
• Enforce Kubernetes security policies and governance using Kyverno.
• Implement end‑to‑end observability using OpenTelemetry, Jaeger and Loki.
• Contribute to building an Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
• Apply GitOps principles and implement ArgoCD for automated continuous deployment.
• Collaborate with team members to improve the company’s engineering tools, systems and procedures and data security.
• Optimize the company’s computing architecture.
• Conduct systems tests for security, performance and availability.
• Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation.
• Debug technical issues inside a complex stack involving virtualization, containers, microservices, etc.
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root cause, fix and document problems and implement preventive measures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or mathematics.
• 8+ years of proven experience as a Cloud Native Engineer or similar role.
• Experience in Docker for containerization and application deployment.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm (mandatory).
• Knowledge of GitOps practices and hands‑on experience with ArgoCD (mandatory).
• Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (mandatory).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes networking: Network Policies, Ingress controllers, CNI plugins and service discovery patterns.
• Experience with HashiCorp Vault.
• Experience with Azure cloud services and understanding of their offerings and architecture.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (EKS, ECS, ECR, IAM, VPC, S3, etc.).
• Knowledge of databases and operating systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software and hardware issues.
• Knowledge of best practices related to data encryption and cybersecurity.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Experience in network, server and application‑status monitoring.
• Operating systems – any Linux/Unix flavor.
• Monitoring – Prometheus, Grafana.

Nice to Have

• Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKAD, AZ‑104, AZ‑204, AZ‑400, AWS SAA‑C03, AWS DOP‑C02, AWS DVA‑C02.
• Experience with Backstage (CNCF Internal Developer Portal).
• Experience with Jenkins (groovy).

Diversity and Inclusion

At Teciem we believe in a diverse workplace. We welcome talent from all walks of life and encourage applications from individuals of all genders, races, ages, abilities, identities and beliefs. Everyone is respected, heard and empowered to grow.