Senior Kubernetes / Cloud Platform Engineer Telecom Modernization

Philadelphia, PA 19103 Hybrid Contract Opportunity

Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC is recruiting an experienced Kubernetes / Cloud Platform Engineer for a specialized technology modernization opportunity supporting production communications and voice services.

We are seeking an experienced engineer with substantial hands-on responsibility for production Kubernetes environments. This opportunity requires considerably more than basic container experience, certifications, coursework, or lab exposure.

The Opportunity

The selected professional will help modernize established application services by transitioning workloads from traditional virtual-machine infrastructure to scalable, resilient, cloud-native Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities will include:

Administering, deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments
Supporting application and infrastructure modernization
Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Automating infrastructure and deployment processes
Building Ansible roles and playbooks
Using Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code
Supporting cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or OpenStack
Implementing monitoring, logging, dashboards, and alerting
Troubleshooting production application and infrastructure issues
Supporting high-availability and latency-sensitive architectures
Assisting with migration planning, validation, testing, and production implementation
Creating technical and operational documentation
Required Experience

Qualified candidates should demonstrate advanced professional experience with:

Kubernetes administration and production troubleshooting
Kubernetes deployment and lifecycle management
Ansible
Terraform
CI/CD pipeline development and automation
Cloud infrastructure
Infrastructure-as-Code
Production application/platform support
Monitoring and observability
Scripting or programming, preferably Python
High-availability production environments

Approximately 10+ years of relevant technology experience and a bachelor's degree are expected.

Preferred Experience

Candidates may be especially competitive if they have experience with:

Red Hat OpenShift
Telecom or voice technologies
SIP, SBC, IMS, or voice middleware
VM-to-container or cloud-native migrations
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK
Splunk
Datadog
GitOps
AI/ML infrastructure or AI-assisted operations
Location & Employment Requirements

This is a hybrid opportunity based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Candidates must be able to meet the position's hybrid/on-site requirements.

Relocation assistance is not available.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States under the W-2 employment arrangement required for this opportunity.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Recruiting Process

Candidates should submit an updated professional resume clearly demonstrating relevant Kubernetes, cloud, automation, infrastructure, and production engineering experience.

Candidates whose backgrounds appear aligned with the opportunity may be invited to complete an additional role-specific pre-screen before a determination is made regarding advancement.

Participation in the recruiting or pre-screening process does not guarantee employer submission, an interview, an offer, placement, or employment.

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