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Chief Kubernetes Engineer

Our team is based in Lithuania and India, bringing together diverse ideas and experiences. At Danske Bank, we create a culture of openness, teamwork, and transparency. We encourage new ideas and give you the freedom to be inventive with your solutions.

We’re driving digital transformation with our Forward’28 plan, focusing on moving to the cloud. Your focus? Help build reliable Linux and container infrastructure with smart automation.

Our team is based in Lithuania and India, bringing together diverse ideas and experiences. At Danske Bank, we create a culture of openness, teamwork, and transparency. We encourage new ideas and give you the freedom to be inventive with your solutions.

What’s In It For You?

  • Make an impact: Help shape the future of banking by enhancing Linux and cloud services.
  • Keep growing: Work on exciting tech challenges with a skilled team and lots of opportunities to learn.
  • Challenge yourself: This role offers a unique blend of technical challenges, team collaboration, and opportunity for continuous learning and improvement.

*Depending on your experience and knowledge, we may offer you different seniority of the role.

"Everyone is welcome – bring your authentic and full self to work."

You will:

  • Play a key role in designing and supporting new container orchestration offering in AWS – EKS
  • Build EKS automation and integrations with the help of existing services and security in mind
  • Provide expert advice to our infrastructure teams, users, and developers, and mentor your team members
  • Work with infrastructure service users to tackle ongoing issues, using your technical acumen and problem-solving skills to ensure smooth operations and minimize downtime
  • Automate processes to make operations run efficiently, allowing more time for innovation and strategic tasks
  • Have an opportunity to bring forward new ideas and strategies to keep our infrastructure at the forefront of the industry
  • Help shape our roadmap by contributing insights and future improvements

About you:

  • 4 + years of hands-on experience in deploying, managing, and scaling Kubernetes clusters, specifically in AWS EKS
  • Solid understanding of the core components of AWS EKS, Kubernetes or OpenShift
  • Profound knowledge of AWS core services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Load Balancers, Storage, Lambda
  • Advanced skills in using DevOps and IaC tools, such as Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions
  • Understanding of security technologies and observability practices, methods, and tools in AWS
  • Great troubleshooting and debugging skills, enabling you to diagnose and fix issues quickly and efficiently
  • Solid communication skills with the ability to work with diverse teams and build a positive working environment
  • Upper-Intermediate skills in English

We offer:

Monthly salary range from 5440 EUR to 8160 EUR gross (based on your competencies relevant for the job).

Additionally, each Danske Bank employee receives employee benefits package which includes:
    • Growth opportunities: professional & supportive team, e-learnings, numerous development programs; (incl. professional certificates); 100+ professions for internal mobility opportunities.
    • Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; additional health insurance; mental well-being practices; partial psychologist counselling compensation; silence and sleep zones at the office; game rooms.
    • Hybrid working conditions: Work from home up to two days a week; home office budget (after the probation period); modern Danske Campus workplace developed with anthropologist for the best employee experience.
    • Additional days of leave: for rest, health, volunteering, exams in higher education institutions, and other important activities. Moreover, for seniority with Danske Bank.
    • Monetary compensation package: accidents & critical diseases insurance; financial support in case of unfortunate events, travel insurance; IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contribution.

Additional days of vacation

Health insurance

Canteen services and free fruits

Free parking & charging ports - cars, bicycles, e-scooters

See all the benefits HERE.

If you're passionate about Linux, Container Orchestration platforms, and cloud technologies as much as we are, we would love to hear from you. Whether you have any questions, need more details about the position, or just want to chat about the latest trends in these areas, don't hesitate to reach out. Let's shape the future of digital banking together. Looking forward to our conversation!

Aivaras Laimikis, Head of Linux and Container Orchestration Team

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Send your CV

If you are interested, please send your CV in English no later than 28.08.2025. Confidentiality guaranteed.

Your title in job contract will be IT Software Engineer (Cloud Specialist), Chief.

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