Contractor Kubernetes & Application Optimization Engineer

MetroSys is seeking a highly skilled engineer to assist with a cost-reduction initiative across a large-scale hosted infrastructure. This contract focuses on performance tuning and right-sizing workloads running on GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine).

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze Kubernetes namespaces, Helm deployments, and associated workloads in GKE.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement tuning for resource usage (CPU, memory, autoscaling, etc.).
• Evaluate application configurations for hosted services written in: PHP, Erlang, Node.js
• Recommend and apply changes to reduce infrastructure cost while maintaining reliability and performance.
• Work closely with DevOps and engineering teams to align changes with operational requirements.
• Provide documentation and handoff of any changes or recommendations.

Requirements:

• Strong experience with Kubernetes (preferably GKE) and Helm charts.
• Proficiency in tuning, right-sizing, and cost-optimization in containerized environments.
• Working knowledge of PHP, Erlang, and Node.js application hosting and resource behavior.
• Proven track record in performance engineering or operational optimization.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, outcome-driven environment.
• Ability to start quickly and work independently with minimal oversight.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cost analysis tools in GCP or third-party FinOps solutions.
• Prior work in infrastructure downsizing or cloud cost containment projects.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.

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