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Work Pattern: Full-time permanent or contract
Security Clearance: Must hold active SC Clearance
The Company
At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Principal DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, automating, and optimising cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on Kubernetes orchestration, EKS, Helm, and service mesh technologies. You will work closely with development, SRE, and security teams to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms in AWS.
Roles and Responsibilities
* Architect and manage large-scale Kubernetes clusters (EKS) across multiple environments, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
* Implement and maintain Helm charts to automate and standardise Kubernetes deployments.
* Design and optimise container orchestration strategies, including workload scaling, blue-green/canary deployments, and self-healing mechanisms.
* Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
* Lead the development of GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless deployment and integration of microservices.
* Implement observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack to ensure system reliability.
* Collaborate with development teams to establish cloud-native best practices, improving platform reliability and scalability.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Deep expertise in Kubernetes (EKS preferred) with experience managing production-grade clusters.
* Strong knowledge of Helm for packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications.
* Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul) for traffic management and security.
* Expertise in container security, networking, and logging in Kubernetes environments.
Infrastructure Automation & CI/CD:
* Proficient in Terraform for provisioning cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes).
* Experience with GitHub Actions (or similar CI/CD tools) for automating deployments.
* Hands-on experience with blue-green, rolling updates, and canary deployments in Kubernetes.
Cloud & Security Expertise:
* Strong AWS experience, particularly with EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, ALB/ELB, and networking.
* Knowledge of container security tools (e.g., Aqua Security, Falco, Kyverno).
* Experience implementing RBAC, IAM, OPA (Open Policy Agent), and AWS security best practices.
* Expertise in Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), and OpenTelemetry for observability.
* Experience setting up alerting and monitoring dashboards for large-scale Kubernetes environments.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:
* Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees.
* Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, and discrimination.
* Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Information Technology and Consulting
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
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