Job Opportunity
A successful AWS Administrator must have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and container orchestration, particularly with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Core Competencies:
* Proficiency in core AWS services like EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53, EBS, and EFS.
* Understanding how these integrate with EKS is crucial.
Technical Skills:
* Strong understanding of AWS networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, NACLs, and routing tables, and how they apply to Kubernetes clusters.
* Knowledge of AWS security best practices, IAM roles and policies, and securing EKS clusters.
Automation Expertise:
* Experience with scripting languages like Python or Bash for automating AWS tasks and managing infrastructure as code (e.g., using CloudFormation or Terraform).
Kubernetes Architecture:
* Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, including control plane components (API server, etcd, scheduler, controller manager) and worker node components (kubelet, kube-proxy, container runtime).
Containerization Fundamentals:
* Expertise in Docker or other container runtimes, including image building, registry management, and container best practices.
Workload Deployment:
* Ability to deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes objects like Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, and Secrets.
Monitoring & Logging Solutions:
* Experience with monitoring and logging solutions for Kubernetes, such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack, or AWS CloudWatch Container Insights.
Troubleshooting Techniques:
* Strong troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve issues within EKS clusters and containerized applications.
Package Management:
* Familiarity with package managers like Helm for deploying and managing Kubernetes applications, and Kustomize for configuration customization.
CI/CD Pipelines:
* Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate Kubernetes deployments into automated workflows.
Other Requirements:
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and deadlines.