Backend Infra Engineer

Plan A Technologies is seeking a skilled Backend Infra Engineer to administer infrastructure and build tools, including networking, gateway, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code layers. The role focuses on simplifying and automating processes for clients, requiring at least 5+ years of experience. Responsibilities include automating infrastructure maintenance, creating monitoring tools, enforcing best practices, documenting designs, and troubleshooting complex technical issues related to Kubernetes and network architecture. The ideal candidate will also monitor and optimize application performance on Kubernetes.

Must Have

• Automate infrastructure maintenance by building control plane and self-service tooling
• Create best-in-class tools for service teams to monitor their applications’ performance and availability
• Create automation which enforces best practices
• Document infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance processes
• Responsible for tier-1 infrastructure, requiring high-availability and resiliency from failure
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to Kubernetes, networking, infrastructure as code and associated components
• Administer and maintain Kubernetes clusters, network architecture, service gateway and associated core platform infrastructure components
• Monitor and optimize the performance of our applications on Kubernetes
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years working with at least one of our programming languages (Golang, Python, Java)
• High proficiency designing and implementing backend microservices and automation scripting
• High proficiency working with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Good to Have

• Experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes using AWS EKS
• 2+ years using AWS / cloud technologies
• High proficiency working with Kubernetes in a production environment
• Experience with networking technologies (DNS, CIDR distribution, VPC peering, HAProxy)
• Experience with Infra as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience managing/administering microservice architectures

Perks & Benefits

• Generous vacation schedule
• Brand New Laptop
• Other goodies
• Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment

JOB OVERVIEW

Plan A Technologies is looking for a skilled Backend Infra Engineer with experience administering infrastructure and building tools, including the networking, gateway, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code layers. Infrastructure at scale is complex – our job is to simplify and automate the processes for our clients.

Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience as Backend Infra Engineer to be considered for this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Automate infrastructure maintenance by building control plane and self-service tooling
• Create best-in-class tools for service teams to monitor their applications’ performance and availability
• Create automation which enforces best practices
• Document infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance processes
• Responsible for tier-1 infrastructure, requiring high-availability and resiliency from failure
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to Kubernetes, networking, infrastructure as code and associated components
• Administer and maintain Kubernetes clusters, network architecture, service gateway and associated core platform infrastructure components
• Monitor and optimize the performance of our applications on Kubernetes

EXPERIENCE

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years working with at least one of our programming languages (Golang, Python, Java)
• High proficiency designing and implementing backend microservices and automation scripting
• High proficiency working with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Initiative and drive to do great things

Nice to have:

• Experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes using AWS EKS
• 2+ years using AWS / cloud technologies
• High proficiency working with Kubernetes in a production environment
• Experience with networking technologies (DNS, CIDR distribution, VPC peering, HAProxy)
• Experience with Infra as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience managing/administering microservice architectures

ABOUT THE COMPANY/BENEFITS

Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.

Read more about us here: www.PlanAtechnologies.com .

Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you.

Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.

Benefits: You’ll get a generous vacation schedule, Brand New Laptop, and other goodies.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!