Qualcomm
Kubernetes Platform Engineer (IT Engineer Staff)
$120K–$179K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of Kubernetes administration experience; minimum 4+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree OR 7+ years without a Bachelor's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or, alternatively, 7+ years of IT-related work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.
About the job
Build, deploy, automate, manage, and troubleshoot high-performance Kubernetes clusters across on-premises bare-metal and cloud environments, including GPU-accelerated workloads.
What you'll do
- Monitor Kubernetes cluster performance and availability, and troubleshoot platform issues.
- Develop and deploy platform automation scripts and software.
- Contribute to projects such as Kubernetes upgrades, self-healing automation, multi-tenancy, and policy implementation.
What they ask for
- Linux experience, especially Ubuntu, as a primary operating system.
- 2+ years of Kubernetes administration experience, including direct experience deploying and maintaining enterprise clusters.
- Advanced proficiency with Docker and ContainerD, Linux container internals, and git/GitHub.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes control plane architecture and troubleshooting; intermediate proficiency with Python or Go and bash scripting.
Nice to have
- Recent CKAD and CKA certifications; CKS certification is a plus.
- Experience with Rancher/RKE2, cloud Kubernetes, Datadog, OPA/Gatekeeper, Ingress/Gateway API, Portworx, MetalLB, GitHub Actions, or GPU workloads.
Pay
$119,600.00 - $179,400.00 (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Ubuntu, Kubernetes, Rancher, RKE2, GKE, EKS, AKS
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