System Engineer

JOB OVERVIEW

Plan A Technologies is looking for a skilled System Engineer to join our team and take ownership of maintaining and optimizing our core infrastructure. This role involves managing Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability of PostgreSQL databases, maintaining Kafka environments, and handling core networking and Linux systems administration tasks. This is an exciting job with room for significant career growth.

Please note: you must have at least 4+ years of experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments to be considered for this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Administer and optimize PostgreSQL databases, including setup, configuration, performance tuning, and replication management.
• Install, configure, and maintain Apache Kafka for high-throughput data streaming applications.
• Manage and troubleshoot networking configurations, including routing, DNS, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Utilize Linux command-line tools for system administration, automation, and performance monitoring.
• Implement best practices for security, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams to ensure infrastructure stability and scalability.
• Document system configurations, processes, and incident resolutions.

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL administration and replication strategies.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
• Proficiency in Linux system administration and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Knowledge of container registries and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Have solid written and verbal English skills.
• Ability to maintain a positive work attitude.
• 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.