Caching Platform Ops Engineer - Round Rock

Apex Systems, LLC; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer in Round Rock, Texas, onsite, to support an enterprise caching stack and Kubernetes development efforts. You will monitor production environments, perform triage, and contribute to automation efforts using Ansible and scripting.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and on-call rotations, with responsibilities spanning upgrades, backups, and Redis configuration.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Linux-based systems in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Ansible or similar automation tools.
• Familiarity with Bash, Python, or scripting.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently in a support-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first line of support for platform and caching-related issues.
• Monitor production environments, platform health, performance, and capacity; respond to operational incidents.
• Troubleshoot customer-facing application and platform issues, performing initial triage and investigation.
• Escalate complex issues to subject matter experts as needed.
• Execute maintenance activities including upgrades, patching, backups, and recovery procedures.
• Assist with Redis configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting activities.
• Develop and maintain operational automation using Ansible and scripting tools.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure caching services meet enterprise requirements.
• Participate in on-call and operational support rotations as required.

Skills

Linux

Ansible

Bash

Python

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Redis

Job description

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer in Round Rock, Texas, onsite, to support an enterprise caching stack and Kubernetes development efforts. You will monitor production environments, perform triage, and contribute to automation efforts using Ansible and scripting.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and on-call rotations, with responsibilities spanning upgrades, backups, and Redis configuration.