Senior Platform Consultant (Kubernetes / Cilium / Edge)

Who We Are

At Trility Consulting®, we’ve built a strong, remote-work culture where people thrive, grow, and support each other – earning us Great Place to Work® Certification. Headquartered in Central Iowa, we embrace flexible schedules and collaboration across geographically distributed teams serving clients from all corners of the United States and globally.

We seek team members with the grit necessary to forge paths where none previously existed, to get back up when circumstances knock them down, to adapt to the changing needs of the client even when it is uncomfortable, and to deliver on our commitments. Candidates must respect and value people, recognize that over-communication is barely good enough, thrive on solving complex problems, have a passion for building teams, and know that delivering what a client actually values is more important than their own predispositions. They understand value proposition, love delivering value, and take pride in learning the expansive and ever-changing business of clients. Candidates are self-motivated and relentlessly working to become more today than they were yesterday.

What You Will Do

We are seeking a Platform Engineer to design and manage a distributed cloud-to-edge infrastructure across Kubernetes environments. This role will focus on implementing secure, scalable hybrid networking using Cilium and KubeEdge, enabling high-performance connectivity and secure workload communication between centralized Kubernetes clusters and remote edge nodes.

You will help establish a unified networking and identity layer across environments, leveraging eBPF-based policy enforcement, encrypted service communication, and workload identity frameworks. This is an engineering-focused role centered on cloud-native networking, security, and infrastructure automation — not traditional appliance-based networking.

This is a remote 1099 position.

Key Responsibilities:
• Architect and implement hybrid Kubernetes networking using Cilium CNI, including L3–L7 observability and policy enforcement
• Configure and manage Cilium ClusterMesh for multi-cluster connectivity across cloud and edge environments
• Implement secure communication between clusters and edge nodes using encrypted networking (e.g., WireGuard)
• Deploy and manage KubeEdge (CloudCore / EdgeCore) to support containerized workloads in distributed or resource-constrained environments
• Design and enforce Kubernetes Network Policies using eBPF-based tools
• Implement workload identity and zero-trust principles using solutions such as Keycloak and SPIFFE/SPIRE
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows
• Ensure consistent infrastructure-as-code practices across hybrid cloud and edge deploymentsImprove observability, security posture, and deployment scalability across the platform

Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or cloud-native networking
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Deep expertise with Cilium CNI, including eBPF-based policy enforcement and multi-cluster networking (ClusterMesh)
• Experience working with KubeEdge or similar edge-computing frameworks
• Familiarity with BGP peering and advanced Kubernetes networking concepts
• Experience implementing Kubernetes Network Policies and runtime security controls
• Experience with workload identity frameworks such as Keycloak and SPIFFE/SPIRE
• Strong automation skills using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps practicesAbility to collaborate across DevOps, DevSecOps, and IT teams in complex distributed environmentsStrong communication skills and ability to explain cloud-native networking concepts to cross-functional stakeholders

How We Put You First
Trility’s culture is built upon the journey, character, and work ethic of our team members. We are a team of honorable and professional lifelong learners who work together to solve problems proactively.

• Work remotely anywhere in the United States with flexible work hours
• Sponsored and supported learning opportunities

Job Requirements
• Must reside within the United States
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
• Must be able to pass a background check