Kubernetes Platform Engineer (DevOps)

About the role

ESET is looking for a DevOps Engineer with at least 5 years of experience in Kubernetes and DevOps practices to join its team in Bratislava. The role covers the design, operation and continuous improvement of the Kubernetes ecosystem and supporting platform services, working closely with development, security and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, scalable and secure container platforms. The position is full time and hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Kubernetes: deploy, operate, upgrade and troubleshoot clusters and workloads
• CI/CD and GitOps: design, maintain and improve deployment pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Containerization: manage container images, registries and application deployments
• Infrastructure as Code: automate provisioning with Terraform, Ansible or similar tools
• Monitoring and observability: run Prometheus, Grafana and related tools
• Networking: support Kubernetes networking, ingress, load balancing and service connectivity
• System administration: administer Linux-based systems and platform services
• Security: implement Kubernetes and infrastructure security best practices
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment and operational processes

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering or a similar role
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and application deployment
• Solid Linux administration skills
• Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)

Required skills

• CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Docker and container technologies
• Monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• Infrastructure as Code principles and tools
• Desirable: ArgoCD, Flux, Kubernetes storage (Ceph, Longhorn), PostgreSQL, Kafka, KVM, VMware, Proxmox, AD/FreeIPA, Jira and Confluence

What we offer

• Basic wage from 3,000 EUR gross, with possible increase depending on skills and experience
• Performance bonus twice a year, up to 10% of basic salary
• Healthcare, multisport card, travel card, supplementary pension saving and family allowances
• Office refreshments, activity room, loyalty benefits and discounts from external providers