Kubernetes/Container Development/Operation Senior Engineer/Tech Lead - Cloud Services Department (CLSD)
Core
Designing, developing, and operating Rakuten's private cloud infrastructure and container platform to enable secure, scalable, and efficient digital innovation for application developers.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure Engineer / Tech Lead (Kubernetes & Cloud Operations)
Builds
Private cloud infrastructure, container platforms, compute, storage, and core infrastructure components for Rakuten's business units.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Container Orchestration / Enterprise IT
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes administration, container technologies, Linux systems, statically typed programming (Go/Java/C++), large-scale system operation, project leadership, incident management, automation scripting.
Preferred skills
Open source contributions, large-scale application development, multi-monitoring tool expertise, private/public cloud experience.
Technologies
Kubernetes, Go, Python, Groovy, Shell Script, Ansible, Jenkins, Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, Kibana, Datadog, PagerDuty, RedHat Operator Framework.
Responsibilities
Cluster and node provisioning (manual and auto), 24/7 on-call incident handling and alert management, OS and middleware updates, security requirement implementation, midnight releases and monitoring, creating operation manuals, designing and proposing infrastructure solutions, supporting user migrations from legacy platforms.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities.