DevOps Engineer- Platform Automation Engineer

Dev Ops Engineer - Platform Automation Engineer

On site in Denver, CO

12 months contract

URGENT NEED - Looking to have someone start Mon 3/9. US Citizen or Green Card (H1s are accepted). Hybrid Model: 4 days onsite per week in Denver, CO 80202.

This is not a day-to-day Dev Ops role. It is expected that this candidate is able to follow and implement tasks according to the requirements, using industry standards and tools within the framework of our systems, in a timely manner. Expect to think outside boxes, solve real problems, and change how technology is used in our company. They work in a Scrum.

Our Client, a multinational telecommunications technology company has an urgent and immediate need for a certified Kubernetes Dev Ops Engineer to architect, design, implement, and advocate for automation and infrastructure as code. Seeking a passionate, results-oriented, and innovative individual to contribute to our client's Platform development and PaaS ecosystem built for a Kubernetes-based environment.

Our client's PaaS is built largely on open-source technologies such as Nginx, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and Istio/envoy. The successful candidate will be able to leverage expertise in Cloud Infrastructure, Dev Ops best practices, and Application Development to support and guide an in-house API Gateway and IDP application team.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a proven background in Dev Ops automation and CI/CD with strong skills in AWS services and architectures, Linux virtualization, the Kubernetes ecosystem and Helm.

• At least 6 years of relevant work experience to include systems administration and/or software engineering in AWS
• At least 4 years of experience building test automation or infrastructure as code
• At least 4 years of experience building CI/CD pipelines
• Kubernetes (i.e. CKAD and CKA certified): including cluster architecture, control plane, resource management, and troubleshooting skills
• Good understanding of distributed systems: high availability, resiliency, scalability
• Collaborating with architecture and engineering groups to build a self-service pipeline that streamlines application developer productivity and throughput
• A strong understanding of software development methodologies, especially in Java a plus.
• Experience in Linux-based systems and command line
• Experience in scripting on Linux systems:
  Python, bash, shell scripting, reading and writing imperative code and basic control structures like loops, etc.
• Knowledge of Istio/envoy service mesh
• AWS administration skills
• Proficiency in security implementation best practices including AWS Security Groups, IAM Roles, and Key Management
• Proven excellence in communication, root cause analysis authoring, and consulting skillsets in English.
• Proven experience in analyzing and troubleshooting production workloads in AWS infrastructure.
• Ability to work in office at least 4 days per week in Denver, Colorado
• Ability to work on-call rotation for critical issue escalations.
• Strong experience with Microservices and related deployment technologies to include Git, Helm, and Helmfile
• Applied experience with orchestrator and provisioning technologies for container-based platforms, specifically Kubernetes, Docker and Helm
• Strong understanding of CI/CD including basic patterns build, scan, publish, deploy; environment specific configuration management; experience with Git Lab preferred
• Good understanding of networking: DNS basics, routing, etc.

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