Software Engineer (US Security Clearance Required)

NetApp, Inc.; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 147,900 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Performance-based incentives

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

NetApp, Inc. is looking for a Cloud Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer in Morrisville, NC. This role involves managing cloud services and ensuring their reliability, performance, and security. You will work closely with the NetApp and cloud service provider teams to enhance service life cycles.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in scripting and automation, a strong understanding of Kubernetes, and familiarity with cloud platforms. The position offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in scripting and infrastructure automation.
• Deep knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, and serverless computing.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage a product backlog.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Identify tasks for automation to improve efficiency and reduce risks.
• Collaborate with Cloud Infrastructure Engineers for performance optimization.
• Monitor and analyze system health and availability.
• Provide troubleshooting support for production incidents.
• Document systems knowledge and create runbooks.

Skills

Scripting

Infrastructure automation

Kubernetes

Linux/Unix proficiency

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

DevOps/SRE methodologies

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Go

Ruby

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Job Summary

As a Cloud Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of development and operations. You will engage and enhance all aspects of the cloud services lifecycle from design through deployment, operation, and refinement. You will be responsible for maintaining these services by measuring and monitoring their availability, latency, and overall system health and building automation for efficient cloud operations management.

You will play a crucial role in sustainably scaling systems through automation and driving changes that improve reliability and velocity. As part of your responsibilities, you will administer cloud-based environments that support our SaaS/IaaS offerings implemented on a microservices, container-based architecture (Kubernetes). In addition, you will oversee a portfolio of customer‑centric cloud services (SaaS/IaaS), ensuring their overall availability, performance, and security. You will work closely with NetApp and cloud service provider teams (to include Azure) from Research Triangle Park (RTP), D.C., Pittsburgh and more.

Due to the critical nature of the services we support, this position involves participation in a rotation‑based on‑call schedule as part of our global team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, global environment, ensuring the smooth operation of vital cloud services. To be successful in this role, you should be a motivated self‑starter and self‑learner, possess strong problem‑solving skills, and be someone who embraces challenges.

Responsibilities

• Automation and Efficiency: Identify tasks and areas where automation can be applied to achieve time efficiencies and risk reduction. Develop software for deployment automation, packaging, and monitoring visibility.
• Team Collaboration and Influence: Work in tandem with other Cloud Infrastructure Engineers and developers to ensure maximum performance, reliability, and automation of our deployments and infrastructure. Consult and influence developers on new feature development and software architecture to ensure scalability.
• Debugging, Troubleshooting, and Advanced Support: Undertake debugging and troubleshooting of service bottlenecks throughout the entire software stack. Additionally, provide advanced tier 2 and 3 support for NetApp’s Cloud Data Service solutions.
• Analysis and Infrastructure Maintenance: Continuously monitor, analyze, and measure system health, availability, and latency using tools like Prometheus, Stackdriver, ElasticSearch, Grafana, and SolarWinds. Develop strategies to enhance system and application performance, availability, and reliability. In addition, maintain and monitor the deployment and orchestration of servers, Docker containers, databases, and general backend infrastructure.
• Incident Response and Troubleshooting: Address and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of complex live production incidents and cross‑platform issues involving OS, networking, and database in cloud‑based SaaS/IaaS environments. Implement SRE best practices for effective resolution.
• Document system knowledge as you acquire it, create runbooks, and ensure critical system information is readily accessible. Security Management: Stay updated with security protocols and proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve complex security issues. Issue Tracking and Resolution: Use Atlassian’s tool chain along with first‑party cloud service management tools to track and resolve issues based on their priority.
• Directly influence the decisions and outcomes related to solution implementation: measure and monitor availability, latency, and overall system health.

Job Requirements

• Active US Security Clearance Required.
• 5+ years of experience in scripting and infrastructure automation using tools such as PowerShell, Python, Go, or Ruby.
• Deep working knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, serverless computing implementation, and distributed systems design patterns. Knowledge of DevOps/SRE development methodologies.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix and CoreOS. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Ability to lead a scrum team, influence stakeholders to effectively maintain a product backlog, and manage sprints.
• This position will have on‑call rotations as well as an ask to work odd hours.

Education

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, a master’s degree, or equivalent experience is required.

Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 147,900 – 220,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate’s location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover health insurance, life insurance, retirement or pension plans, paid time off, various leave options, performance‑based incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in‑office and/or in‑person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.