Sr Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer

9 hours, 13 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
DevOps and Infrastructure
Coupa Software

Coupa Software

Coupa Software is the premier cloud-based finance platform, empowering companies worldwide to optimize spend, boost profits, and reduce costs with a comprehensive suite of modules.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 2006

Description

  • Architect, manage, and scale enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure across a large cluster fleet.
  • Lead automated continuous workload optimization to reduce manual tuning and operational toil.
  • Manage and extend platforms that automate workload sizing, placement, and Karpenter configurations.
  • Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, FinOps, and Finance teams on cost avoidance and infrastructure efficiency.
  • Design robust Infrastructure as Code and observability capabilities for the Kubernetes ecosystem.
  • Mentor engineers and establish standards for technical excellence, platform resilience, and security.

Requirements

  • 7–10+ years of experience as a Principal or Lead Platform Engineer managing Kubernetes at massive enterprise scale.
  • 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters.
  • Hands-on experience with intelligent resource automation and scaling tools such as Karpenter or Cluster Autoscaler.
  • Strong understanding of FinOps principles and experience driving cloud cost-avoidance strategies.
  • Good understanding of networking.
  • Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu.
  • Deep mastery of AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud services and containerization technologies.
  • Exceptional cross-functional communication skills for aligning technical initiatives with business goals.

Benefits

  • Two company-wide paid Global Wellness Days annually.
  • Paid birthday day off.
  • 40 hours of paid volunteer time off annually.
  • 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program with emotional, financial, legal, and family support.
  • Location-specific medical, dental, retirement or pension, and life or accident insurance benefits.
  • Business travel protection and emergency assistance.
  • Employee referral bonus program.

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