Key Skills for an AWS Administrator in Kubernetes:
* Core AWS services like EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53, EBS, and EFS.
* Understanding of EKS integration with these services.
Strong Networking Concepts in AWS:
* AWS networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, security groups, NACLs, and routing tables.
* Application to Kubernetes clusters.
Security Best Practices:
* Knowledge of IAM roles and policies.
* Securing EKS clusters.
Automation & Scripting Expertise:
* Experience with scripting languages like Python or Bash.
* Automating AWS tasks and managing infrastructure as code.
Kubernetes Architecture Knowledge:
* Deep understanding of control plane components (API server, etcd, scheduler, controller manager).
* Worker node components (kubelet, kube-proxy, container runtime).
Containerization Experience:
* Expertise in Docker or other container runtimes.
* Image building, registry management, and container best practices.
Workload Management Capabilities:
* Deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes objects.
* Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, and Secrets.
Understanding of Networking Concepts:
* Kubernetes networking concepts including CNI plugins, Service networking, Ingress controllers, and DNS resolution within the cluster.
Storage Options Knowledge:
* Persistent Volumes, Persistent Volume Claims, and Storage Classes.
* AWS storage integrations particularly.
Monitoring & Logging Experience:
* Experience with monitoring and logging solutions for Kubernetes.
* Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack, or AWS CloudWatch Container Insights.
Strong Troubleshooting Skills:
* Diagnostics and resolutions of issues within EKS clusters and containerized applications.
Package Manager Familiarity:
* Package managers like Helm for deploying and managing Kubernetes applications.
* Kustomize for configuration customization.
CI/CD Understanding:
* Integration of Kubernetes deployments into automated workflows.
Opportunities Include:
* Professional development.
* Constant evolution of skills.
* Working outside Brazil.
* Collaborative environment encouraging teamwork and diversity.
Key Benefits: Opportunities for growth, diverse work environment, professional development opportunities.