Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

Tailor your resume to this Sr. Kubernetes Platform Engineer role.

Rezi rewrites your resume against Silicon Labs's job description. Free.

Resume score gauge reading 58 out of 100

Don't guess if your resume is good enough.

See how it scores against the Sr. Kubernetes Platform Engineer posting at Silicon Labs — free, in seconds.

About the Role

Silicon Labs in Austin, Texas is seeking a motivated Sr. Kubernetes Platform Engineer to help define, build, operate, and lifecycle-manage the infrastructure, tools, and platforms required for our organization to operate at scale. This role spans both on-premises and cloud environments, with responsibilities across Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD, identity, observability, cost management, and developer enablement. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience owning CNCF and open-source infrastructure in production, including upgrades, troubleshooting, automation, and long-term maintainability. This is an engineering ownership role, not a support-escalation role; success requires the ability to understand, operate, and improve the platforms we depend on while collaborating closely with software and IT teams and supporting AI/ML initiatives.

Responsibilities

Building productive relationships and generously sharing expertise via presentations and training sessions.
Creating and maintaining effective documentation and written communications.
Enhancing team productivity by identifying opportunities to automate and eliminate waste in new and existing processes.
Designing, building, operating, upgrading, and retiring infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, with attention to reliability, security, cost, maintainability, and developer productivity.
Operating and evolving Kubernetes-based platforms and supporting technologies, including cluster lifecycle, networking, ingress, storage, policy, virtualization, secrets, identity, observability, and cost visibility.
Owning and maintaining CNCF and open-source platforms in production, including troubleshooting, upgrades, automation, documentation, and internal enablement. Candidates should be comfortable operating systems where internal expertise is required rather than relying primarily on vendor support.
Improving software developer experience and productivity by reducing friction and automating testing and deployments.
Designing, developing, and maintaining CI/CD and GitOps pipelines for software and infrastructure.
Supporting secure platform operations through policy enforcement, secrets management, workload identity, OIDC integrations, and automated governance.
Building and operating observability platforms for metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alerting, and service health using modern cloud-native tooling.
Working with software teams to support development and implementation of AI/ML infrastructure and services.
Reducing waste and cutting costs in cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent training.
5+ years in software development, DevOps, Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Platforms engineering, or a related field.
Experience managing infrastructure lifecycle across on-premises data centers and public cloud, including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, decommissioning, and operational automation.
Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.; AWS certifications are a plus.
Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, Salt, Chef, or similar infrastructure automation tools.
Proficiency in at least one language, preferably Go, Python, Groovy, or Java.
Proficiency in Linux, Windows, and macOS system administration; Talos Linux experience is a plus.
Nix shell and PowerShell scripting experience.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and ecosystem technologies such as Talos Linux, Cilium, Gateway API, CSI, KubeVirt, Kyverno, Helm, and Kustomize.
Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Artifactory, and GitOps-based deployment workflows.
Experience with Vault, External Secrets Operator, OIDC, Keycloak, Okta, workload identity, and secrets lifecycle management.
Experience operating observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, and OpenTelemetry.
Experience with cloud and Kubernetes cost visibility, optimization, and tools such as OpenCost.
Demonstrated ability to operate, troubleshoot, upgrade, and maintain open-source infrastructure platforms in production.
Firewalls, ACLs, and core networking concepts including switching, routing, DNS, ingress, and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with AI and ML frameworks and tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.
CNCF Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS are a plus.

Skills

Kubernetes
Cloud-Native Platforms
DevOps
AWS
Google Cloud
Azure
Terraform
Ansible
Salt
Chef
Go
Python
Groovy
Java
Linux
Windows
macOS
Talos Linux
Nix shell scripting
PowerShell scripting
Cilium
Gateway API
CSI
KubeVirt
Kyverno
Helm
Kustomize
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Argo CD
Artifactory
GitOps
Vault
External Secrets Operator
OIDC
Keycloak
Okta
Prometheus
Grafana
Loki
Mimir
Tempo
OpenTelemetry
OpenCost
Firewalls
ACLs
Switching
Routing
DNS
Ingress
TensorFlow
PyTorch

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent training

Salary/Compensations

$124,600 - $231,400 USD

Benefits

Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans
Highly competitive salary
401k plan with match and Roth plan option
Equity rewards (RSUs)
Life/AD&D and disability coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Adoption assistance
Back-Up childcare
Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)
Flexible PTO schedule
3 paid volunteer days per year
Charitable contribution match
Tuition reimbursement
Free downtown parking
Onsite gym
Monthly wellness offerings
Free snacks
Monthly company updates with our CEO

About the Company

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives.
Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets.
Learn more at www.silabs.com.

Equal Opportunity

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.