Lead Kubernetes SRE

Lead Kubernetes SRE

Individual will be working with a large team in building a new Kubernetes platform service to support multi-cloud modernization strategy. This engineer will also assist with building tools and scaffolding around the platform to aid applications to migrate between multiple container platforms.

Ideal background:

Experience in large enterprise in regulated industry. Healthcare-specific is a plus, but not required.

Top requirements:

• 3+ years of Kubernetes Administration
• 2+ years in at least one of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform Integration
• 3+ years of software development experience such as Python or Golang

What experience will set candidates apart from one another? Being an upstream contributor to various open-source projects as it pertains to cloud native platforms and related support tools. Self-driven starter that can continually provide contributions to meet Enterprise customers' needs.

Top 5-10 responsibilities for this position:

• Developing new Kubernetes service from ground up
• Participate in on-call SRE support of a Production Kubernetes environment.
• Develop integrations of Kubernetes platform with existing enterprise tools via REST API
• Work with vendors on high priority issues
• Rotational 12x7 on call support with offshore evening coverage
• Define/Build/Support technical infrastructure environment for Kubernetes platform
• Define and document standards and guidelines
• Develop and automate repeatable tasks
• Consult with development users; determine requirements and recommend solutions
• Participate in product evaluations, design review session, data requirement meetings and consulting with application development products
• Contribute to open-source projects that we use to drive continuous improvements

Skills/attributes that are a must have:

• 3+ years of Kubernetes
• 2+ years AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• 3+ years of software development experience such as Python or Golang
• 3+ years of experience working with application development teams
• 1+ Git Hub
• 1+ years Python
• 1+ years Golang
• Willingness to participate in on-call support rotation
• Terraform or Ansible
• Helm
• CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
• REST API development
• Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos

Skills/attributes that are nice to have:

• Anthos on Bare Metal
• GKE
• GCP
• Open Shift
• Individual contributor in Scrum or Agile team
• Splunk