About this role
Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place, and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.
We believe in flexibility, allowing you to explore your passions while making a meaningful impact through our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.
We are looking for a talented Kubernetes Engineer to join our Enterprise Platforms team in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX.
Kubernetes Engineer
Job Summary
At Cummins, we are powering a world that’s always on. As a Kubernetes Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of container orchestration solutions that support our global development teams. You'll work with cross-functional teams to develop scalable, secure, and cloud-native systems that accelerate innovation through DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and automation. This is a hands-on engineering role with significant influence over system architecture, developer experience, and platform reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement high-availability Kubernetes infrastructure across cloud (EKS, AKS) and/or on-premises platforms (e.g., OpenShift).
- Drive continuous improvement in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline using tools like GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Helm, JFrog, and Argo Workflows.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, enabling automated, scalable deployments.
- Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters, using tools such as Karpenter (auto-scaling), Kyverno (policy enforcement), and service meshes like Istio or Linkerd.
- Define and implement non-functional requirements (security, performance, availability, etc.) for Kubernetes workloads.
- Collaborate with Product Teams and Architects to align infrastructure with business needs, ensuring reusable, modular components.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including PI Planning, Solution Reviews, and Inspect and Adapt events.
- Guide the enablement of internal developer portals (e.g., Backstage, Spacelift, Humanitec) to enhance developer productivity and DevEx.
- Lead technical evaluations of commercial vs custom solutions, considering security, cost, and long-term scalability.
- Advocate for and apply Lean-Agile and SAFe principles, supporting decentralized decision-making and continuous delivery.
Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.
Other facts
About Cummins
At Cummins, we empower everyone to grow their careers through meaningful work, building inclusive and equitable teams, coaching, development and opportunities to make a difference. Across our entire organization, you'll find engineers, developers, and technicians who are innovating, designing, testing, and building. You'll also find accountants, marketers, as well as manufacturing, quality and supply chain specialists who are working with technology that's just as innovative and advanced.
From your first day at Cummins, we’re focused on understanding your talents, current skills and future goals – and creating a plan to get you there. Your journey begins with planning your development and connecting to diverse experiences designed to spur innovation. From our internships to our senior leadership roles, we attract, hire and reward the best and brightest from around the world and look to them for new ideas and fresh perspectives. Learn more about #LifeAtCummins at cummins.com/careers.
What you'll do
- The Kubernetes Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of container orchestration solutions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and secure cloud-native systems.
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