Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes)
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Kerinchi, W.P. Kuala Lumpur

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Hybrid

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Direct hire

|Job ID 7936|Posted Oct 8, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION
About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest-growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative, and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in US, UAE, India, and Malaysia.

Description
  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available Kubernetes clusters for mission-critical applications in both public cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
  • Develop and enhance cloud-native platforms that support cybersecurity software products.
  • Architect scalable, resilient, and secure containerized environments.
  • Conduct performance tuning, resource optimization, and cost analysis across Kubernetes workloads.
  • Troubleshoot cluster and container runtime issues; perform root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes.
  • Collaborate with software engineers to containerize applications and ensure smooth CI/CD workflows.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for proactive cluster health management.
  • Mentor engineers on Kubernetes, DevOps practices, and cloud-native architecture.
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3–7 years of professional software development and/or DevOps engineering experience.
  • Strong expertise with Kubernetes (production deployments, scaling, upgrades, troubleshooting).
  • Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Containerd.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, or C++).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes distributions (Rancher, EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift).
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm).
  • Hands-on experience with Rancher on Proxmox for on-premise Kubernetes cluster.
  • Knowledge of networking, service meshes (e.g., Istio, Calico), and Kubernetes security best practices.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with ability to optimize system reliability and performance.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Prior experience in cybersecurity, observability, or large-scale distributed systems is a plus.
  • Must be a Malaysian citizen or Malaysian Permanent Resident.
Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.