Kubernetes/ DevOps System Administrator

Overview

Manage and automate on-premises Kubernetes clusters, monitoring, and incident response.

Key Responsibilities

• kubernetes design
• automation
• cluster deployment
• incident management
• monitoring
• networking

Tasks

-Assist in the design (major or incremental) of Kubernetes infrastructure -Evaluate and determine opportunities for automation and implementation -Provide ongoing operational support and work closely with team members on issue resolution -Assist in the provisioning of Kubernetes infrastructure Identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and correct systems related issues as they arise -Deploy, manage, and maintain highly available Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud). -Manage and administer incident, problem, and service request queues -Participate in on-call rotation and incident response processes. -Document infrastructure, configurations, and operational processes. -Develop and maintain system use guides, run books, and other documentation as needed -Monitor and review dashboards, logs, and critical alerts to ensure system issues are identified, escalated, and addressed as quickly as possible -Automate cluster provisioning, upgrades, patching, and scaling. -Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for clusters and workloads. -Configure and manage networking, storage, ingress and namespaces within Kubernetes. -Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to pods, nodes, control plane components, and application deployments.

Requirements

• kubernetes
• linux
• docker
• cka
• ansible
• agile

What You Bring

-3+ years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production -A problem solver who takes initiative, is pro active and Comfortable digging through open source code to find answers -A well organized, thorough and detail oriented person -Proficiency in Linux systems administration and containerization (Docker) -Understanding of software delivery practices such as feature toggling, no-downtime deployment -Effortlessly self-motivates while working on team-based projects -Enjoys collaborating with others, including other functional teams to implement automated, scalable, stable and efficient infrastructure -Completion of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam -Experience with on-premises Kubernetes (e.g., kubeadm, RKE, OpenShift) and/or managed services (EKS, GKE, AKS) -Able to keep the "bigger picture" in mind while prioritizing conflicting demands and tasks -Enjoys automating away manual tasks using scripting (Bash, Python, etc.) and configuration management tools such as Ansible -Experience working in Agile based teams -Experience researching and advising on new technology implementations -Confident enough to voice your opinion, ask questions and not afraid to suggest a better solution, without being abrasive -Ability to analyze complex systems and problems and express them in simple terms -Experience in working within on-premise infrastructure -Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals (control plane, scheduler, kubelet, etc.) -Experience in troubleshooting networking issues

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