Job Title SR. Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Project Location Bethesda MD
Contract / CTH / FullTime Contract OR CTH
Remote or Hybrid or Onsite Remote client prefers someone who can work Eastern hours so they need to be with EST zone.
Project Duration 6
W2 and 1099 only
Job Description
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 customerfocused 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 multicloud 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 indepth 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