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  • Posted: Jul 1, 2026
    Deadline: Jul 17, 2026
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  • IQbusiness is the largest independent management consulting firm in South Africa. Since 1998, we have helped our clients solve their problems by providing innovative, fast and cost-effective solutions. Our methods and frameworks, drawn from our 20 years of international and local experience, allow us to deliver client value early and continuously
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    Senior Kubernetes Engineer

    Job Description

    • iqx the Technology Division of iqbusiness is seeking highly experienced Senior Kubernetes Specialist to design, implement, secure, and support enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms running on bare-metal infrastructure.
    • This role requires deep hands-on expertise across the complete Kubernetes platform lifecycle, from infrastructure provisioning and cluster deployment to ongoing operations, security, monitoring, automation, and performance optimization.
    • The successful candidate will have a strong Linux systems administration background and extensive experience building highly available, production-ready Kubernetes environments. 
    • This role suits a self-driven professional who demonstrates strong ownership, excellent troubleshooting skills, and a passion for automation, platform engineering, and continuous improvement. Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS, is advantageous.

    Experience Required

    • Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
      Strong Linux systems administration experience.
    • Proven experience deploying and managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal infrastructure.
    • Experience implementing Kubernetes security best practices.
    • Experience with infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible.
    • Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, and observability.
    • Experience supporting containerized applications in production environments.
    • Experience working with distributed SQL query engines and data platforms is advantageous.
    • Exposure to AWS cloud services and Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS is beneficia Network Policies

    Required Technical Skills

    Kubernetes

    • Enterprise Kubernetes administration
    • Multi-node, highly available production clusters
    • Bare-metal Kubernetes deployments
    • Cluster lifecycle management
    • Helm package management
    • Cluster upgrades and maintenance

    Kubernetes Security

    • RBAC
    • IAM integration
    • OIDC authentication
    • Certificate lifecycle management
    • Kubernetes Secrets
    • CyberArk Conjur
    • Network Policies

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