Engineer II – Site Reliability, Kubernetes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage and oversee extensive Kubernetes clusters within data centers and public cloud environments.

• Diagnose issues related to nodes, pods, networking, DNS, storage, and the control plane, escalating problems as necessary.

• Engage in the on-call rotation and collaborate with the team to resolve incidents.

• Execute scheduled changes, including cluster and node upgrades, add-on updates, certificate renewals, and capacity expansions.

• Develop and optimize alerts and dashboards using Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager, and Grafana.

• Create Go or Python tools to automate repetitive manual tasks.

• Maintain runbooks and comprehensive documentation.

• Leverage AI tools to troubleshoot and streamline daily operations.

• Take part in design discussions and gain an understanding of the broader platform architecture.

• Improve decision-making, enhance workflows and processes, boost efficiency, and drive business results through AI technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must qualify for CJIS clearance, necessitating U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status.

• Over 3 years of experience in infrastructure, systems, or platform engineering, with a minimum of 2 years managing Kubernetes in a production setting.

• Proficient understanding of Kubernetes workloads, services, networking, ingress, DNS, storage, and RBAC, along with the ability to troubleshoot these using kubectl and logs.

• Strong skills in Linux administration and troubleshooting.

• Familiarity with Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Grafana.

• Programming or scripting experience in Go or Python, with a desire to write more in Go.

• Experience with at least one cloud provider, such as AWS, GCP, or OCI.

• Proficient with tools like Ansible, Terraform, Helm, or similar, as well as with git.

• Willingness to participate in on-call duties.

• Experience utilizing AI tools in engineering tasks.

• Familiarity with Thanos.

• Experience with Kubernetes add-ons, including CoreDNS, ingress controllers, CNI plugins, or cert-manager.

• Background in deploying microservices.

• Exposure to creating Kubernetes controllers or operators.

• Experience with bare metal or on-premises infrastructure.

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or a comparable certification.

• Ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Comfortable working independently while knowing when to seek assistance from the team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.

• Comprehensive wellness programs for physical and mental health.

• Generous vacation and holiday policies for relaxation and recharging.

• Paid parental and adoption leave.

• Professional development opportunities available for all employees, regardless of their role or level.

• Employee Networks, local neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to foster connections.

• Dynamic office culture with top-tier amenities.

• Eligibility for bonuses.

• Equity grants.

• Health insurance coverage.

• 401k retirement plan.

• Paid time off.