Technical Product Manager – Kubernetes, Containers

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Technical Product Manager working on the Kubernetes and container platform with engineering teams at HPE. Involves hands-on technical work, detailed specifications, and team collaboration.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeSpring • California, Colorado, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $349,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster lifecycle management, CSI/storage integration, and CNI/networking. Proficient in collaborating with engineering teams to define product requirements, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to technical documentation.

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Kubernetes Core ExperienceCSI (Container Storage Interface)CNI/SDN NetworkingInfrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

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Hard Skills

KubernetesCSICNITerraformAnsiblePythonBashGoCluster Lifecycle ManagementMulti-Tenant Environments

Soft Skills

Detail-OrientedStrong CollaborationGood Written Communication

Tools & Technologies

PrometheusGrafanaCalico

Industry Keywords

Product ManagementDevOpsSRETechnical DocumentationBacklog Grooming

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleGoGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write detailed product requirements and technical specs for Kubernetes/container features (cluster lifecycle, CSI/storage integration, CNI/networking, autoscaling, upgrades) that engineering can build directly against.
Get hands-on with the product — deploy clusters, test new features, reproduce customer/support issues, and validate fixes before they ship.
Work day-to-day with engineers in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and design reviews — not just handing off requirements, but actively problem-solving alongside them.
Triage and prioritize incoming bugs, customer escalations, and feature requests based on technical severity and impact.
Partner with QA/engineering to define test plans and acceptance criteria for new Kubernetes capabilities.
Support field/sales engineering with technical answers, demos, and troubleshooting for Kubernetes-related customer questions.
Track competitive Kubernetes distributions and ecosystem tools hands-on (installing, testing, comparing) to inform feature decisions with direct technical evidence, not just market reports.
Contribute to release notes, technical documentation, and internal enablement content.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of experience in product management or a hands-on technical role (engineering, DevOps, SRE) with meaningful direct Kubernetes/container experience.
Comfortable in a terminal — able to stand up a cluster, read logs, and troubleshoot without relying entirely on engineering to explain what's happening.
Technical Skills We're Looking For
Kubernetes core : hands-on experience with control plane components, kubelet, RBAC, namespaces, cluster autoscaling, and upgrade/lifecycle workflows — enough to operate a cluster yourself, not just describe one.
CSI (Container Storage Interface) : practical experience with dynamic volume provisioning, snapshots, and StorageClass/storage policy configuration.
CNI/SDN networking : working knowledge of pod networking, overlay networks, and troubleshooting connectivity issues.
Multi-cluster/multi-tenant environments : hands-on exposure to namespace isolation and multi-tenancy configurations.
Infrastructure-as-Code : ability to read/write basic Terraform or Ansible for provisioning and testing.
CNCF ecosystem tools : direct experience installing/operating Prometheus, Grafana, Calico, or similar add-ons.
Scripting/basic coding : comfortable with Python, Bash, or Go for testing, automation, or quick tooling.
Detail-oriented and comfortable getting into technical specifics rather than staying at the strategy level.
Strong collaborator who earns credibility with engineers through technical competence, not just process management.
Good written communicator for specs, bug reports, and technical documentation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion