Senior DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes Focused

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Engage in all phases of the software and data product development lifecycle, encompassing user story creation, design, development, automated testing, and operational support.

• Enhance quality by actively participating in code reviews and adhering to established team quality standards.

• Collaborate with fellow engineers to advance technology and consistently implement best practices.

• Take ownership of the execution of medium to large-scale features with advanced technical support.

• Clearly describe and document your work for both technical colleagues and non-technical stakeholders.

• Approach the application holistically, focusing on long-term maintainability and efficiency.

• Work collaboratively to provide estimates and insights to clients, project managers, and others regarding features to assess their feasibility, complexity, cost, and priority.

• Foster a culture of positivity, curiosity, and respect for every individual.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience as a Software, Data, or DevOps Engineer, with at least 3 years of experience in AWS.

• Proven experience in developing enterprise-scale applications using Kubernetes and Helm charts.

• Proficient in building and operating Kubernetes through EKS in Amazon Web Services.

• Strong Linux expertise with hands-on experience in diagnosing and resolving production Kubernetes incidents at the node and kernel levels.

• Experience in migrating data stores such as Solr, Aerospike, or others to the cloud.

• Knowledge of hybrid deployments and operations between on-premise and cloud environments (e.g., hybrid EKS, database synchronization).

• Familiarity with GitOps/infrastructure-as-code practices (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK).

• Understanding of cloud architecture patterns and their trade-offs (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).

• Experience with build and deployment automation tools (Harness, GitLab, Ansible, etc.).

• Knowledge of infrastructure and application monitoring tools, such as CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Honeycomb, AWS Config, Kibana, Splunk, Grafana, etc.

• Strong commitment to automated testing and continuous integration.

• Advocate for continuous improvement and eager to introduce new ideas to the team.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a remote environment.

• Energetic, self-driven team player experienced in a scrum setting.

• Industry Certification: AWS Associate-level certification is mandatory. If not currently held, the candidate must successfully acquire this certification within 12 months of their start date.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, such as Computer Science or Engineering (equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• Life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance.

• Optional accident, critical illness, and hospital insurance.

• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with a fixed 3% employer contribution based on salary (provided regardless of employee participation).

• Health savings account with a company contribution.

• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, and transportation).

• Company-sponsored parental leave after one year of employment.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Paid employee assistance program.

• Six paid floating holidays.

• Four weeks plus one day of paid vacation time off per calendar year (prorated in the first year).

• Forty hours of paid sick leave.

• Cell phone stipend.