Sr. Kubernetes Engineer 2 (Remote) (Information Technology)

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest privately-owned food retailer in the nation with more than 1,200 stores and more than 200,000 associates throughout the Southeast. We are associate-owned, proud of our family atmosphere, and consistently named as one of the best companies to work for in America. We are largely debt-free and renowned for our financial performance as well as our premier customer service. Publix's Information Services (I/S) department is located in Lakeland, Florida and Alpharetta, Georgia and employs over 1000 associates. I/S provides the information technology required for all Publix business units including retail stores and all office and warehouse environments. The Publix I/S mission is to maximize the value of information technology to Publix associates and customers.

Publix can offer virtual/remote employment for this position in the following states: FL, GA, AL, TN, SC, NC, VA, KY.
 
Welcome to Publix Technology, the award-winning technical group for Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Our technology teams of 2100+ associates provide cutting-edge, modern solutions to nearly 1400 retail stores and 200,000+ internal team members across 8 states. We offer positions at all levels - summer internships, individual contributor roles, to technical leadership across a broad range of technical disciplines. So, whether you are interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure - we have a career path for you! Pub Subs are not the only thing we build from scratch. See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. has been on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
 
Publix is seeking a highly motivated senior engineer to enable the adoption of a digital platform based on Kubernetes. This position is a challenging role as the associate will be responsible for contributing to the creation and support of our digital platform that includes running Kubernetes from the Public Cloud, Data Center, and at the Edge.
 
Responsibilities

• Engineer and evolve our hybrid, multi-cloud Kubernetes platform that supports retail and enterprise operations.
• Support development teams in shipping and operating their applications on our Kubernetes platform.
• Design, build, and integrate tools to enhance developer experience when deploying to the platform.
• Aid teams in following best practices for observability and vulnerability management.
• Troubleshoot and debug cluster and application issues across multiple platforms.
• Monitor platform health to identify issues and opportunities for enhancements.
• Perform regular platform maintenance and upgrades.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

• Must have a bachelor's degree in computer science, or an analytical discipline, or equivalent experience,
• 4+ years of Kubernetes experience in a large-scale multi-tenant cluster environment- AKS / K3s / GKE / OpenShift
• 4+ years building, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes in a multi-cluster environment.
• 2+ years of Cloud Native development experience
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters in cloud providers such as Azure or Google Cloud
• Experience with .NET and/or GO as the primary languages in the environment.
• Performing advanced application service debugging and follow best practices to assist application teams in delivering services. into a multi-tenant environment.
• Advanced debugging of containerized applications
• Experience working with Git and supporting CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD)
• Experience building tools and services that assist application teams in shipping applications to the platform.

• An active Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification
• Experience with cloud native observability tools like OpenTelemetry.
• Experience deploying applications with custom Helm charts.
• Experience with OpenShift Container Platform
• Experience with logging and monitoring applications such as Prometheus, Elasticsearch, FluentD, Kibana, Grafana, etc.
• Experience with Artifactory or Nexus
• Experience with working virtualization technologies such as VMWare
• Knowledge of Kubernetes DNS how it interacts with external DNS servers.
• Experience collaborating with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full- stack development tools and technologies.

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost


• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock


• 401(k) retirement savings plan


• Group health, dental and vision plans


• Paid Time Off


• Paid Parental Leave


• Short- and long-term disability insurance


• Tuition reimbursement


• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria


• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)