Istio Service Mesh Engineer - Kubernets

5 - 7 Years
1 Opening
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Noida, Pune, Trivandrum

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Istio Service Mesh Engineer to support, manage, and optimize Istio-based environments in production. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud-native networking, and microservices architectures, with hands-on experience deploying, scaling, and maintaining Istio in enterprise-grade environments. This role requires a strong balance of technical acumen, problem-solving ability, and collaboration with development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and manage Istio service mesh for Kubernetes-based applications.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize service mesh components to ensure high availability and performance.

• Implement and enforce security best practices, including mTLS, authentication, and authorization policies.

• Partner with development and operations teams to optimize microservices communication, reliability, and observability using Istio.

• Design and implement advanced traffic management strategies (routing, circuit breaking, load balancing, canary deployments).

• Automate deployment and configuration of Istio using Helm, Terraform, and other DevOps tools.

• Perform upgrades, maintenance, and lifecycle management of Istio and related components.

• Provide technical guidance, documentation, and training on Istio best practices and usage.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of service mesh architectures, cloud networking, and security principles.

• Proven hands-on experience deploying and maintaining Istio in production.

• Proficiency with observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, Datadog.

• Experience with automation tools such as Helm, Terraform, or Ansible.

• Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).

• Strong scripting skills in Bash or Python.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps methodologies.

• Knowledge of certificate management and PKI.

• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Istio,Kubernetes,Microservices Architecture