Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Cloud Architect
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This is a unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering startup environment that focuses on creating a world-leading integration platform. Our mission is to revolutionize the way buildings are designed, built, and operated using cutting-edge technology.
We are seeking an innovative Senior Site Reliability Engineer with expertise in building and maintaining scalable, reliable, and modern cloud services to join our team today.
About the Role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the security, scalability, and resilience of our platform, which includes implementing industry best practices and standards. This role requires strong technical skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintain a secure, scalable, and resilient platform that meets customer expectations.
* Manage and optimize the security, performance, reliability, and scalability of Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS.
* Administer and troubleshoot MongoDB Atlas, AWS MemoryDB (Redis), RabbitMQ on Amazon MQ, and Kafka on Amazon MSK.
* Design, implement, and maintain effective monitoring of the platform and associated components.
* Support other teams with the implementation of their infrastructure requirements.
* Contribute to the design and implementation of resilient and scalable architectures, including high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
* Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring meticulous configuration management and documentation.
* Set up and maintain monitoring and logging systems, such as Prometheus, Dynatrace, Amazon Cloudwatch, and other tools.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues and mentor junior engineers.
* Share knowledge and learnings with the infrastructure guild.
* Partner closely with the product development, architecture teams, and other stakeholders to identify and implement improvements to the product infrastructure and operations.
* Contribute to improvements in processes, tools, and technical methodologies that increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the team in responding to customer and business needs.
* Provide technical guidance and constructive feedback to team members and stakeholders.
* Contribute to technical product roadmaps.
* On-Call support as part of a rostered escalation process.
Requirements:
* BS or MS in computer science, related technology field, or equivalent experience.
* At least 7 years of hands-on experience with operating and managing virtual software (with the majority managing containerized workloads) and high traffic customer-facing enterprise solutions in production environments.
* Expertise in defining and managing Kubernetes-based workloads that scale.
* Ability to configure and customize Linux-based operating environments based on application needs.
* Strong understanding of TCP/IP and virtual networking technologies, including Kubernetes Network Policies and AWS Cloudfront.
* Ability to perform automated testing using Cypress.
* Experience with performing live database upgrades.
* Adept at writing and managing Helm and Terraform scripts using GitOps principles.
* Knowledge in integrating password management systems with Infrastructure as Code.
* Proficient in using bash and Python to integrate with network services.
* Extensive experience with creating customized Docker images.
* Extensive experience with DevOps and DevSecOps-based SDLC practices.
* Good understanding of security principles at the network, server, and container levels.
* In-depth understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
* Working experience with MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Vault, Consul, and equivalent AWS services, including live data migration with minimal downtime.
* Experience with CI/CD and building deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Rundeck.
* Experience with running load tests and benchmarking tools.
* Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
* Ability to operate effectively and independently in a dynamic, fluid environment.
* Detail-oriented approach to building secure, stable, software.
* Experience with Agile development practices such as Scrum or Kanban.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Amazon Web Services (AWS) experience.
* Experience with integration-Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) offerings.
* Ability to read and write in Node.js.
* Experienced with supporting Kubernetes-based MQTT Brokers using the Aedes MQTT software.