About
Darktrace is a global leader in AI-driven cybersecurity, helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats. Its Adaptive AI detects and responds to novel, real-time cyber threats.
Responsibilities
•Run and evolve the Kubernetes platform across multiple environments, ensuring applications are deployed reliably at scale
•Support development teams in optimizing public cloud resource usage and transitioning new applications to production
•Collaborate with development teams to ensure infrastructure meets their requirements and promote scalable, cloud-native application practices
•Operate and improve Kubernetes clusters, focusing on reliability, observability, and performance
•Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
•Drive infrastructure-as-code practices using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
•Stay current with the cloud-native ecosystem, introduce pragmatic solutions, and address operational challenges through automation
•Embed security into platform design and coach other teams on best practices
•Design solutions and services with security controls to mitigate threats
•Manage service components to meet business needs and key performance indicators
•Coordinate changes across components with other team members
Requirements
•At least two years of experience operating, troubleshooting, and scaling Kubernetes clusters in production environments
•Comfortable with networking, storage, RBAC, and workload scheduling
•Familiar with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, and Infrastructure as Code methodologies
•Good understanding of networking and security principles
•Able to solve problems and analyze patterns in behavior and logs
•Experience with continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins
•Proficient with source control systems
•Fluent in written and spoken English
Nice to have
•Scripting or programming ability (Python, Bash, Go, or similar)
•Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
•Familiarity with service mesh, GitOps workflows, or platform-as-a-product thinking
Conditions
Hybrid role requiring 2 days per week in the Cambridge office.
