We're looking for a Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer (AWS & Azure) to join our team in Malaga, Spain in a hybrid working mode. In this role, you will design, deploy and operate multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS and Azure, leveraging GitOps principles and infrastructure-as-code to enable scalable, reliable and secure platform operations. This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge Kubernetes ecosystems, enhance automation for mission-critical workloads and collaborate closely with engineering teams to optimize application delivery within a modern cloud-native environment.
Responsibilities Design, implement and maintain production Kubernetes clusters on EKS (AWS) and AKS (Azure) across multiple environments and regions
Configure and operate GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, enabling declarative application delivery and cluster configuration
Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for cloud resources and Helm/Helmfile for Kubernetes deployments
Ensure observability and reliability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch and implement monitoring/alerting strategies
Apply security best practices, including network policies, RBAC, pod security controls and secret management solutions
Operate and optimize Kubernetes add-ons such as Argo Workflows, Argo Rollouts, cert-manager, CSI drivers and cluster autoscalers
Diagnose and resolve distributed systems issues in compute, networking and storage layers
Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment models,



scalability and resource utilization
Ensure clear documentation of architectures, operational workflows and incident handling standards
Requirements 7+ years of professional engineering experience with modern cloud-native architectures
Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS and Azure), including EKS, AKS, VPC/VNet, IAM, EBS/EFS, S3, Load Balancers and Route53
Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage and security principles with production-scale management experience
Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code workflows: Terraform (module development, state handling) and Helm/Helmfile
Practical knowledge of GitOps tools (ArgoCD or Flux) and declarative infrastructure deployment
Experience implementing security policies, secrets management and compliance automation
Advanced skill in observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana) and log management via CloudWatch or ELK/EFK
Scripting proficiency in Bash, Python or Go for automation and system tooling
Strong knowledge of containerization and image lifecycle using Docker, ECR or ACR
Clear communication skills and ability to document complex systems effectively
Nice to have Familiarity with policy-as-code frameworks (Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper) Experience with AWS PrivateLink, VPC peering and hybrid/multi-cloud networking Understanding of service mesh patterns, ingress controllers and DNS management Exposure to performance tuning and capacity planning for Kubernetes environments
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📌 Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer (Madrid)
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