Kubernetes Platform Engineer

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing global IT and Engineering services firm delivering innovative technology solutions to leading enterprises including Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, and more. With a growing international presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, we help organizations turn ideas into outcomes through cutting-edge technology, industry best practices, and deep technical expertise. We’re expanding our team and looking for driven professionals who want to build impactful solutions in a collaborative, high-growth environment Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Voice Services Modernization Philadelphia, PA, US- Need to come into Philly office 1-2x a week 6 months contract Pay $65 to 70/hr Application Heavy Candidates need to know the ins and outs of Kubernetes Need to be able to speak to what they have on resume Position Summary The Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Voice Services Modernization is responsible for designing, deploying, automating, and operationalizing cloud-native infrastructure for mission-critical voice applications. This role focuses on transforming traditional VM-based voice middleware and backend services into scalable, resilient Kubernetes-based platforms using modern DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability practices. The engineer will work across infrastructure, application modernization, automation, and operational support to ensure highly available, low-latency voice services are successfully migrated into production cloud-native environments. Core Responsibilities Assess existing voice applications, infrastructure dependencies, and VM-based deployment environments Design Kubernetes-based architectures optimized for latency-sensitive and high-availability voice workloads Containerize middleware and backend applications and establish scalable deployment strategies Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and lifecycle management Develop infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform Deploy, configure, and support Kubernetes and cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, or OpenShift Implement observability solutions including centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding Apply operational best practices for security, resiliency, scalability, and production support Support staged migration planning, testing validation, and production cutover activities Troubleshoot application, platform, and infrastructure issues across cloud-native environments Create operational documentation and provide knowledge transfer to engineering and operations teams Collaborate with development, operations, and architecture teams to modernize legacy voice services Required Technical Skills Expert-level Kubernetes administration, deployment, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting Strong Ansible experience including role and playbook development CI/CD pipeline development and automation experience Cloud platform administration (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack) Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform Experience with monitoring, logging, dashboarding, and alerting platforms Scripting or programming experience (Python preferred) Production applications support and operational troubleshooting Understanding of high-availability and low-latency application architectures Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills Red Hat OpenShift experience AI/ML platform exposure or AI-assisted operations tooling Telecom or voice application experience (SIP, SBCs, IMS, voice middleware) Experience supporting cloud-native migrations from VM environments GitOps and modern deployment methodologies Experience with observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog Outcome / Business Objective Deliver a production-ready, Kubernetes-based runtime environment for voice middleware and backend services that improves scalability, resilience, automation, and operational efficiency while minimizing service disruption and migration risk. MatchPoint Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training