Cloud Engineer

KKR; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

KKR in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Cloud Engineer to strengthen our evolving architecture. You will enhance observability, drive cost optimization, and translate Grafana data for non-technical stakeholders.

Join a team that values ownership, tangible impact, and leadership growth within technology. Competitive benefits are included and the right candidate can shape our roadmap and delivery approach.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Observability experience
• MI market awareness or curiosity
• Experience translating Grafana complexity for a non-technical audience
• 3+ years building expertise within the technology space
• Comfort owning a number that moves with you
• Clear, tidy documentation of ideas
• Detail-oriented approach with accuracy

Responsibilities

• Refactor the technology module as requested
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging tech
• Backfill CKA test coverage on risky code areas
• Decode undocumented Azure DevOps service
• Contribute to sprint planning and roadmap discussions
• Pair problem solving and Grafana in scalable pipelines
• Ship cost optimization fixes for Grand Rapids, MI customers
• Slice monolith into deployable Nginx services

Skills

Observability

Grafana

Communication

Cost optimization

Technology space

Tools

Grafana

Azure DevOps

Nginx

Job description

Our technology stack is growing faster than our team, so KKR is bringing on a Cloud Engineer to keep the architecture honest. Bring Communication and Cost Optimization; we'll bring $70,000 - $91,000, a strong team, and the ownership that turns experience into impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Refactor the technology module KKR has been afraid to touch
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Backfill CKA Certification test coverage on the riskiest corners of KKR's codebase
• Decode the undocumented Azure DevOps service nobody at KKR remembers writing
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Pair Problem Solving and Grafana in a pipeline KKR can extend without your help later
• Ship Cost Optimization fixes to KKR customers in Grand Rapids, MI the same day they report them
• Slice the hands-dirty technology monolith into Nginx services Grand Rapids, MI can deploy alone

What You'll Bring

• A solid foundation in Observability, refined over 3+ years
• A MI sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
• Experience translating Grafana complexity for a non-technical audience
• At least 3 years building expertise within the technology space
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy

An employee-centric startup out of Grand Rapids, KKR is rethinking what technology software can be. We hire for character and results-oriented thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

This position offers $70,000 - $91,000, comprehensive benefits, and genuine room to advance into leadership within technology.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.

We're looking for the person who reads technology job posts and thinks I could fix that.