Senior Solution Engineer (Rancher, Kubernetes, Harvester)

What We Need

Rancher Exper

Dubai, UAE

What You'll Do

Rancher & Kubernetes Platform

• Deploy, configure, and manage SUSE Rancher (RKE1 / RKE2 / K3s) clusters at enterprise scale
• Design multi-cluster architectures with high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
• Manage cluster lifecycle: upgrades, node scaling, certificate rotation, and etcd backups
• Enforce RBAC, network policies, and Pod Security Standards across all clusters
• Integrate Rancher with identity providers (LDAP, Active Directory, OIDC) for centralized auth

Helm & Application Delivery

• Develop, maintain, and version-control Helm charts for internal and third- party applications
• Implement GitOps workflows using Flux CD or Argo CD for declarative application delivery
• Manage Helm repositories, chart dependencies, and release strategies(canary, blue/green)
• Define Helmfile configurations for multi-environment deployments DevOps & CI/CD

DevOps & CI/CD

• Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Tekton
• Integrate pipelines with container registries (Harbor, ECR, GCR) and image scanning tools
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management with Ansible and Terraform
• Drive shift-left security practices including SAST, container image scanning,and policy-as-code

Infrastructure & Cloud

• Design and maintain IaC (Infrastructure as Code) using Terraform and Pulumi
• Manage cloud environments on AWS, GCP, or Azure — including networking, IAM, and cost optimization
• Oversee on-premise and hybrid infrastructure integrated with cloud platforms
• Implement service mesh solutions (Istio / Linkerd) for advanced traffic management and observability
• Configure storage backends: Longhorn, Ceph, NFS, and cloud-native persistent volumes

Hypervisor & Virtualization

• Strong knowledge in VMware vSphere / ESXi, Proxmox, or Harvester HCI for on-premise workloads
• Deploy and manage Harvester (SUSE HCI) as the hypervisor layer beneath Rancher clusters
• Integrate bare-metal and VM-based nodes into Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters
• Optimize VM resource allocation, networking (NSX-T / OVN), and storage for
• Kubernetes Workloads

Monitoring, Logging & Security

• Deploy and maintain observability stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Thanos
• Experience with SUSE NeuVector; Implement centralized logging with Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Fluentd /Fluent Bit, and Kibana
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, CIS benchmark hardening, and Kubernetes security audits
• Manage secrets using HashiCorp Vault, Sealed Secrets, or External Secrets Operator

What You Have

• Our ideal team member will have the folllowing qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or relatedfield
• 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments
• Proven track record managing large-scale, multi-cluster Rancher environments
• 7+ years of total experience in DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering
• Good communication skills including fluent English.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — strongly preferred

• SUSE Certified Rancher Expert

• HashiCorp Terraform Associate or Professional
• AWS Solutions Architect / GCP Professional Cloud Architect / Azure

What We Offer

• An international workforce to learn from and grow with - we have a diverse, multicultural workforce with Nordic values
• A fair compensation package and a considerable annual leave of 25 days per annum. We support our staff to be with family at the most important time. Partners with a newborn baby can have additional holidays.
• Opportunities for growth and enrichment through Grow with Oivan, our internal learning and development departments
• Line devices Mac or PC within a fixed company budget
• Team building activities, movie nights, events

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