Site Reliability Engineer

Flanksource Inc.; Mission (KS); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Flexible hours

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to design, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes clusters. Responsibilities include enhancing the reliability and scalability of cloud infrastructure, managing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with development teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in Infrastructure as Code tools and cloud platforms. This position offers 100% remote work with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Experience with 2+ Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Pulumi.
• Proficiency in monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of network fundamentals and security best practices.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Fluent English for remote asynchronous communication.
• Ability to work independently in an agile manner.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments.
• Build automation for cluster deployment and management.
• Monitor and troubleshoot clusters for high availability.
• Implement security best practices for Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Participate in incident response to reduce Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR).
• Enhance reliability and scalability of Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.
• Collaborate with development teams.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools

Proficiency with Prometheus

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

CI/CD processes

Networking fundamentals

Problem-solving

Fluent English

Self-motivated

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Grafana

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

• Design and maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments (development, staging, production)
• Build automation for cluster deployment, configuration, and management
• Monitor and troubleshoot clusters to ensure high availability and optimal performance
• Implement security best practices for Kubernetes and underlying infrastructure
• Participate in incident response and work to reduce Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR)
• Enhance the reliability and scalability of our Kubernetes infrastructure
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• Collaborate with development teams on deployment strategies and best practices

Requirements

• Infrastructure as Code - Experience with 2+ IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
• Monitoring & Observability - Proficiency with Prometheus, Grafana, and related tools
• Cloud Platforms - Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• CI/CD - Knowledge of GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
• Networking & Security - Understanding of network fundamentals and security best practices
• Problem-solving - Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
• Communication - Fluent English for remote asynchronous work
• Self-motivated - Ability to work independently with an agile approach

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with GitOps tools (Flux, ArgoCD)
• Go programming knowledge or willingness to learn
• Active open-source contributions
• Experience developing Kubernetes operators or controllers
• 100% remote work with flexible hours
• Work with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies
• Contribute to open-source projects
• Collaborative, distributed team environment
• Opportunity to shape the future of Kubernetes tooling