Full-Time Sr. Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience/certification

4+ years of technology experience with a blend of deep technical knowledge and a customer-focused mindset that also includes:

2+ years in an platform engineering role as a strategic thinker that relates technology solutions to customer use cases

2+ years' experience with Public Cloud technology stacks such as AWS, Azure, GCP or Alibaba

2+ years' experience with containers Kubernetes solution design, deployment, management and orchestration across multi-cloud environment

2+ years' experience driving highly technical architecture, and driving outcomes with automation through Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, GitOps(Argo), and Helm

Ability to design end to end architecture that supports 99.99% service availability with performance and cost considerations

Responsibilities

Platform Engineer, Kubernetes will drive the delivery and operations to deploy and scale the Kubernetes Platform

This role serves as a subject matter expert and will join a team of engineers building out this platform for the enterprise

Help lead and execute deployment, automation, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure to ensure security, performance, and availability of production systems

Assist with identifying, capturing and maintaining cloud and automation operational metrics

Leverage expertise to efficiently code solutions and to continuously improve products and solutions to be scalable and highly available

Review issues logs and metrics to identify trends and solutions that should be implemented

Maintain in-depth documentation of activities and system configuration and review documentation of junior / other engineers

Proactively perform troubleshooting, resolution, and problem analysis

Participate in architectural discussions to help Application Teams make the most efficient choices

Maintain industry knowledge and enhance subject matter expertise, identify trends and changes in technology and automation strategies

Assist with interviewing talent, provide peer reviews/feedback frequently and foster a modern engineering culture

Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work

Assist with determining priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to complete projects on schedule

Communicate concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand

Perform other reasonable duties as required for this position