Kubernetes Service Engineer
Bright Vision Technologies Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · $100K–$150K/yr
Information Technology & Services · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Kubernetes Service Engineer will design, deploy, and operate service mesh platforms like Istio and Linkerd to ensure secure and reliable service-to-service communication. The role focuses on platform engineering, mesh adoption, traffic policy management, and supporting application teams with observability and reliability.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or networking, with hands-on production experience in Istio or Linkerd. Strong expertise in Kubernetes networking, Envoy proxy internals, mTLS, and proficiency in Go or Python is required.
Full description
Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.
Job Title: Kubernetes Service Engineer Location: 100% Remote (U.S.) Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2 Salary Range: $100,000–$150,000 Annually Experience Required: 6+ years
Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.
Job Summary We are looking for a Kubernetes Service Engineer to design, deploy, and operate service mesh platforms — primarily Istio and Linkerd — that provide secure, observable, and reliable service-to-service communication across our Kubernetes estate. The role focuses on platform engineering, mesh adoption, mTLS, traffic policy, and helping application teams reap the benefits of a mesh without paying for unnecessary complexity. The ideal candidate has operated service mesh in production, deeply understands Envoy and the data plane, and brings both platform engineering discipline and pragmatic adoption strategies.
Required Qualifications• 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or networking roles.
- Hands-on experience operating Istio or Linkerd in production.
- Strong understanding of Envoy proxy internals and configuration.
- Deep Kubernetes expertise including networking, CNI, and ingress.
- Strong understanding of mTLS, PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.
- Experience with distributed tracing and observability for mesh traffic.
- Proficiency in Go or Python for tooling and automation.
Preferred Qualifications• Experience with multi-cluster Istio or Linkerd deployments.
- Familiarity with Cilium service mesh and eBPF networking.
- Open-source contributions to service mesh projects.
- Experience with SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity.
- Exposure to zero-trust networking initiatives at enterprise scale.
How to Apply Would you like to know more about this opportunity? For immediate consideration, please send your resume to jaya@bvteck.com or contact us at (908) 505-3545. Learn more about Bright Vision Technologies at www.bvteck.com. Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.
BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
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