Senior DevOps and Kubernetes Engineer

Plan A Technologies is seeking a Senior DevOps and Kubernetes Engineer with at least 5 years of experience to administer infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and build automation tools. The role involves simplifying and automating processes for clients, focusing on high-availability and resiliency. Responsibilities include automating maintenance, creating monitoring tools, enforcing best practices, documenting designs, and troubleshooting complex technical issues related to Kubernetes, networking, and infrastructure as code.

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
• At least 5+ years of experience as DevOps Engineer
• High proficiency designing and implementing backend microservices and automation scripting
• High proficiency working with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• 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 Infra as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience managing/administering microservice architecture
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

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 Senior DevOps and Kubernetes Engineer with experience administering infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters and building tools, including the networking, gateway, Kubernetes itself 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 DevOps 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.
• High proficiency designing and implementing backend microservices and automation scripting.
• High proficiency working with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
• 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 Infra as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience managing/administering microservice architecture.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Initiative and drive to do great things.

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 .

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!