PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on experience in Kubernetes cluster administration in production environments.
• Strong background in Linux and Windows systems administration and containerization technologies.
• Solid knowledge of networking, security, and storage in Kubernetes environments.
• Proficient in scripting and automation (Bash, Python, or Go; Ansible/Terraform a plus).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GHA, or similar.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability stacks.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Experience or familiarity with Azure Cloud and AKS is highly desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
AMD together we advance_

THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for an experienced Kubernetes Cluster Administrator to join our DevOps Infrastructure Team. This role is critical in designing, deploying, and maintaining a robust on-premises Kubernetes cluster that supports our CI/CD build farm and software development lifecycle, as well as Kubernetes expansion into Microsoft Azure, enabling cloud-native scalability and reliability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect, deploy, and maintain on-premises Kubernetes clusters with high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Manage container orchestration and lifecycle using Kubernetes, Helm, and other ecosystem tools.
• Support and maintain CI/CD infrastructure including build agents, pipelines, and artifact repositories within Kubernetes.
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd, ELK, etc.).
• Collaborate closely with software development, SRE, and DevOps teams to enable seamless integration and delivery pipelines.
• Plan and execute Kubernetes integration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and hybrid cloud strategies.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance of containerized workloads.
• Troubleshoot performance and stability issues across infrastructure and CI/CD components.
• Participate in on-call rotation and handle production incidents and root cause analysis.