Platform Automation Engineer - SSP
Boston, MA
About the Job
Platform Automation Engineer
Estimated duration: 12 months
DESCRIPTION
Responsible for Supporting Kubernetes platforms in our Private Cloud infrastructure. The resource will have experience with Software Defined Network and IaaS skills to support Kubernetes installation and administration. Resource will be working with other platform engineers in designing, building, and maintaining the CaaS platform (Kubernetes) and guiding the development and implementation of Cloud applications, systems, and processes. You will also have experience with the deployment and orchestration of Docker containers on a Cloud platform.
Participate on a Cloud Platforms infrastructure team, enhance our next-gen private cloud platforms- Cloud Foundry, Container as a Service (Docker, Kubernetes, others), on VMWare vSphere.
Work independently on a day to day monitoring and operations of cloud platforms. You will be required to develop automation using scripting languages. You will also be able to handle critical operational tasks as well as on-demand requests.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Designing, building, and managing Kubernetes/Container platforms, Docker Containers.
Ensure the optimum performance, high availability, and stability of solutions and Ensure the container orchestration platform (Docker/Kubernetes) is regularly maintained and released to production without any downtime
Increase the effectiveness, reliability, and performance of the container orchestration platform (Docker/Kubernetes) by identifying and measuring key indicators, making changes to the production systems in an automated way, and evaluating the results.
Ensure that the container orchestration platform (Docker/Kubernetes) is maintained properly by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, performance, and system health.
Assist development teams to migrate applications to Docker-based CaaS
Monitor, prevent and troubleshoot security-related issues
Automate the platform build and maintenance activities
Ensure 99.9% availability for container platforms
QUALIFICATIONS
Total 12+ years of experience in Network engineering and automation
2+ years of demonstrated proficiency and experience in design, implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting Kubernetes & Docker Container Orchestration infrastructure.
Strong scripting/programming skills (python, ruby, bash, powershell, etc.), coding against APIs (REST) and manipulating structured data (JSON, XML, etc.), build and CI/CD tools (Gitlab, concourse, etc.)
Cloud configuration automation (Ansible, Terraform, , etc.)
Linux administration and core services
Strong knowledge about SDN networking, load balancing, DNS solutions, ex F5, nginx, avi networks, haproxy, etc..
Demonstrate networking ingress/egress aspects on cloud, Kubernetes platforms
Demonstrated expertise in automation, deployment, tuning, capacity, and performance monitoring of infrastructure cloud platforms and services
Experience with Mesos DC/OS, Rancher, and Docker Swarm is an advantage..
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.
Estimated duration: 12 months
DESCRIPTION
Responsible for Supporting Kubernetes platforms in our Private Cloud infrastructure. The resource will have experience with Software Defined Network and IaaS skills to support Kubernetes installation and administration. Resource will be working with other platform engineers in designing, building, and maintaining the CaaS platform (Kubernetes) and guiding the development and implementation of Cloud applications, systems, and processes. You will also have experience with the deployment and orchestration of Docker containers on a Cloud platform.
Participate on a Cloud Platforms infrastructure team, enhance our next-gen private cloud platforms- Cloud Foundry, Container as a Service (Docker, Kubernetes, others), on VMWare vSphere.
Work independently on a day to day monitoring and operations of cloud platforms. You will be required to develop automation using scripting languages. You will also be able to handle critical operational tasks as well as on-demand requests.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Designing, building, and managing Kubernetes/Container platforms, Docker Containers.
Ensure the optimum performance, high availability, and stability of solutions and Ensure the container orchestration platform (Docker/Kubernetes) is regularly maintained and released to production without any downtime
Increase the effectiveness, reliability, and performance of the container orchestration platform (Docker/Kubernetes) by identifying and measuring key indicators, making changes to the production systems in an automated way, and evaluating the results.
Ensure that the container orchestration platform (Docker/Kubernetes) is maintained properly by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, performance, and system health.
Assist development teams to migrate applications to Docker-based CaaS
Monitor, prevent and troubleshoot security-related issues
Automate the platform build and maintenance activities
Ensure 99.9% availability for container platforms
QUALIFICATIONS
Total 12+ years of experience in Network engineering and automation
2+ years of demonstrated proficiency and experience in design, implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting Kubernetes & Docker Container Orchestration infrastructure.
Strong scripting/programming skills (python, ruby, bash, powershell, etc.), coding against APIs (REST) and manipulating structured data (JSON, XML, etc.), build and CI/CD tools (Gitlab, concourse, etc.)
Cloud configuration automation (Ansible, Terraform, , etc.)
Linux administration and core services
Strong knowledge about SDN networking, load balancing, DNS solutions, ex F5, nginx, avi networks, haproxy, etc..
Demonstrate networking ingress/egress aspects on cloud, Kubernetes platforms
Demonstrated expertise in automation, deployment, tuning, capacity, and performance monitoring of infrastructure cloud platforms and services
Experience with Mesos DC/OS, Rancher, and Docker Swarm is an advantage..
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.
Source : SSP