Kubernetes Platform System Administrator

Gemini Solutions Pvt Ltd; Toronto; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Executive in HR, focusing on system administration within an innovative Platform As A Service environment. This role is pivotal in supporting and maintaining a robust Kubernetes platform, ensuring its stability and continuous service for users. With responsibilities ranging from incident response to automation development, you will work closely with application teams to enhance deployment experiences. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional looking to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking IT services firm, offering a collaborative and supportive work culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux system administration experience required.
• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the Kubernetes platform for all environments.
• Respond to incidents and ensure platform stability.

Skills

Linux System Administration

Kubernetes

Incident Response

Troubleshooting

Automation Development

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology

Tools

Ansible

GitHub

Splunk

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Senior Executive HR L2 | Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology

Job Location: Canada (Remote)

Job Type: Full Time

Immediate Interview

Position Summary:

This role will join our Platform As A Service team as a system administrator. The PaaS team is responsible for building, supporting, and maintaining our on-premises Kubernetes platform. This role involves a mix of incident support, regular maintenance tasks, working directly with application teams to provide support and guidance as they deploy to our platform, and problem-solving issues with deployments in all environments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for our Kubernetes platform in all environments, ensuring continuous service and stability of the platform for our users.
• Incident response during on-shift hours within documented SLA for production and non-production environments.
• Common support needs include:
• Validating Kubernetes platform health after other teams' changes
• Running other kubectl commands, scripts, or playbooks
• Perform regular maintenance tasks as requested such as running scripts, host OS patching, Kubernetes upgrades, etc.
• Provide excellent service to our users by responding to their requests correctly within our defined SLA.
• Develop automation to improve the work of the team and our users' experiences of our platforms.

Requirements:

• 5+ years' experience with Linux system administration and Linux command line
• 3+ years' experience with Kubernetes container orchestration software (kubectl, etc)
• Experience supporting production services including incident response and troubleshooting
• Experience with configuration management software (e.g., Ansible)
• Experienced in source code management and implementing of a branching strategy (GitHub)
• Knowledge of configuring monitoring solutions and the creation of dashboards (Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana)

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting