Cilium Consultant (Kubernetes/Talos)

Location: Europe (remote), with occasional travel to Billund, Denmark

Schedule: 1 FTE (40 hours/week) 

Contract: 1-2 months initially (high likelihood of extension in 3-month increments)

We are Baltic Assist, an outsourcing company, specializing in innovative remote career solutions. We provide exciting opportunities on a global level fostering long-term cooperation between top talent and our partners. By cultivating a desirable environment, our people are empowered to excel and engage with a community of diverse professionals. With a commitment to efficiency and innovation, Baltic Assist aims to be the go-to choice for seeking rewarding careers.

What you'll be doing

Our client is a globally recognised consumer goods company founded in Denmark, known for its commitment to innovation, quality, and digital transformation. We are looking for a hands-on Cilium Consultant to support our client's complex Kubernetes environment, with a strong focus on networking and CNI optimisation. You will play a key role in reviewing and adapting existing Cilium configurations to fit a specific network architecture, ensuring stability and performance in dynamic environments.

This is a highly technical, execution-focused role where your expertise will directly impact platform reliability and scalability.

How you'll spend your day

• Analyse and review the current Cilium configuration in a Talos-based Kubernetes setup.
• Adapt and optimise Cilium to align with specific network architecture requirements.
• Document architectural decisions using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) in Markdown.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure stable and efficient network operations.
• Provide clear, direct, and constructive technical feedback.

You'll be successful if you have

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Cilium (minimum 1 year with Cilium).
• Experience working with Talos (primary requirement).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and operations.
• Experience running and maintaining Cilium in production environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with OpenShift
• Knowledge of OVN
• Familiarity with EgressIP solutions
• Experience in volatile or complex network environments
• Exposure to AWS / EKS
• Understanding of BGP and eBPF
• Experience with Grafana

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements and a remote work model to help you succeed in your career while balancing personal needs.
• Opportunity to work on advanced Kubernetes networking challenges.
• High-impact role with immediate technical ownership.
• Strong potential for contract extensions.
• Work in an international team, which concentrates on innovative business-facing solutions 
• An extensive training program to ensure that your skills are maintained and updated on an ongoing basis.
• Open and friendly company culture, great colleagues, company events & teambuildings.

At Baltic Assist, we believe that the strength of our team lies in the diversity of our backgrounds and perspectives. We are fully committed to promoting equal opportunities at every stage of our recruitment and selection processes. Recruitment at Baltic Assist is based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and professional competence. Our shortlisting, interviewing, and selection practices are conducted without discrimination on the grounds of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, age, veteran status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental status, trade union membership, or any other protected characteristics.

By applying to this position, candidates acknowledge and consent that any information provided during the application process or available on the communication channels through which they were contacted (e.g., LinkedIn, email, or other professional platforms) may be collected, stored, and processed by Baltic Assist solely for recruitment purposes.

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