Chief Kubernetes Engineer

Join our Linux and Container Orchestration team at Danske Bank - where cool tech meets big goals. We manage Linux and container - based services in both private and public clouds. You’ll be part of a team handling over 10,000 Linux machines and pioneering OpenShift clusters in the financial Nordics, running 50,000+ containers. But we're not stopping there, we’re gearing up for something exciting - expanding our infrastructure to the public cloud.

We’re pushing digitalization forward with our Forward’28 plan, focusing on moving to the cloud. Your mission? Help build strong container infrastructure with top-notch automation.

Our team spans across Lithuania and India, bringing together a mix of ideas and experiences. At Danske Bank, we create a culture of openness, teamwork, and transparency. We encourage new ideas and give you the freedom to be inventive with your solutions.

What's In It For You?

Make a Difference: Help shape the future of banking and make your mark in container orchestration services.

Keep Learning: Dive into interesting tech challenges alongside a talented team, with plenty of opportunities for growth.

Challenge yourself: This role offers a unique blend of technical challenges, team collaboration, and opportunity for continuous learning and improvement.

You will:

• Play a key role in designing and supporting new container orchestration offering in AWS - EKS

• Build EKS automation and integrations with the help of existing services and security in mind

• Use your expertise to provide guidance to our infrastructure teams, users, and developers, and mentor your team members

• Work with infrastructure service users to tackle ongoing issues, using your technical acumen and problem-solving skills to ensure smooth operations and minimize downtime

• Automate processes to make operations run efficiently, allowing more time for innovation and strategic tasks

• Have an opportunity to bring forward new ideas and strategies to keep our infrastructure at the forefront of the industry

• Contribute insights to the roadmap for future development and enhancements of our services

About you:

• 4 + years of hands-on experience in deploying, managing, and scaling Kubernetes clusters, specifically in AWS EKS

• Solid understanding of the core components of AWS EKS, Kubernetes or OpenShift

• Profound knowledge of AWS core services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Load Balancers, Storage, Lambda

• Advanced skills in using DevOps and IaC tools, such as Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions

• Understanding of security technologies and observability practices, methods, and tools in AWS

• Great troubleshooting and debugging skills, enabling you to diagnose and fix issues quickly and efficiently

• Solid communication skills with the ability to work with diverse teams and build a positive working environment

• Upper-Intermediate skills in English

We offer:

Monthly salary range from 4960 EUR to 7440 EUR gross (based on your competencies relevant for the job).

Additionally, each Danske Bank employee receives employee benefits package which includes:

• Growth opportunities: professional & supportive team, e-learnings, numerous development programs; (incl. professional certificates); 100+ professions for internal mobility opportunities.
• Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; additional health insurance; mental well-being practices; partial psychologist counselling compensation; silence and sleep zones at the office; game rooms.
• Hybrid working conditions: Work from home up to two days a week; home office budget (after the probation period); modern Danske Campus workplace developed with anthropologist for the best employee experience.
• Additional days of leave: for rest, health, volunteering, exams in higher education institutions, and other important activities. Moreover, for seniority with Danske Bank.
• Monetary compensation package: accidents & critical diseases insurance; financial support in case of unfortunate events, travel insurance; IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contribution.

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Your job function (position) in the job contract will be Platform Engineering.

If any further questions to the position, feel free to contact Aivaras Laimikis at [email protected]