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Systems Engineer
Cloud
Celebration, Florida, 32830
Contract
Ref.: 141670
Job Summary
Our Media & Entertainment client is seeking a Systems Engineer to join their team! This role is a highly skilled Kubernetes-focused professional tasked to design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available systems in a high-traffic enterprise environment. This role emphasizes deep expertise in Kubernetes infrastructure (not just tools like Rancher), along with strong cloud automation and AWS provisioning experience.
Core Responsibilities
At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.
Marketing Disclosure
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from KellyMitchell and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.careers.kellymitchell.com/privacy-policy
Our Media & Entertainment client is seeking a Systems Engineer to join their team! This role is a highly skilled Kubernetes-focused professional tasked to design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available systems in a high-traffic enterprise environment. This role emphasizes deep expertise in Kubernetes infrastructure (not just tools like Rancher), along with strong cloud automation and AWS provisioning experience.
Core Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters (primarily EKS)
- Respond to production incidents and perform root cause analysis
- Operate highly available, high-traffic production systems
- Manage cluster lifecycle operations: upgrades, node scaling, HA configurations, disaster recovery
- Configure and optimize: networking, ingress controllers, service mesh/load balancing, storage classes, RBAC/security policies
- Troubleshoot Kubernetes issues involving: pods, networking, DNS, resource constraints, autoscaling, cluster performance
- Support multi-environment Kubernetes platforms (dev/stage/prod)
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience (flexible based on skill level)
- Strong hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing Kubernetes clusters
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture (networking, scaling, security, etc.)
- Experience using Rancher as a Kubernetes orchestration platform
- Must understand the underlying Kubernetes infrastructure, not just the interface
- Familiarity with core AWS services (EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, etc.)
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible (nice to have but valuable)
- Ability to automate infrastructure, deployments, and operational workflows
- Strong experience with enterprise consumer and employee-facing systems
- Proven ability to troubleshoot applications and distributed systems
- Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
- SQL and Oracle database technologies
- Relevant certifications are a plus
- Strong experience provisioning AWS resources using Terraform preferred
- Experience in cruise industry or other high-availability, customer-centric environments
- Experience with Red Hat OpenShift
- Familiarity with ITIL or IT service management frameworks
- Ownership & Reliability Mindset
- Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting Under Pressure
- Automation & Continuous Improvement Orientation
- Location: Celebration, FL
- Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $52.00 and $73.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
- Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
- 401K offered
At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.
Marketing Disclosure
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from KellyMitchell and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.careers.kellymitchell.com/privacy-policy
