DevOps Engineer

Equinix • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Equinix is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer for a hands-on engineering role maintaining and evolving Kubernetes-based infrastructure across on-premises and AWS environments. The role has significant ownership and impact on platform reliability and scalability. The engineer will work with Principal Engineers and internal customers to design, build, and maintain Kubernetes environments suited to business needs while ensuring operational excellence.

The position includes maintaining infrastructure and platform software, managing Kubernetes clusters and upgrades, monitoring platform health, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to automation and infrastructure-as-code initiatives. Participation in team on-call rotations is required.

Requirements

• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster operations, upgrades, and troubleshooting; RKE1/2 and CAPI.
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Working knowledge of Golang and Python.
• Experience using GitHub for code and collaboration.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD and automation.
• Experience managing infrastructure maintenance, patching, and upgrades.
• Ability to work with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive engineering mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hybrid infrastructure (on-premises and cloud).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes networking, security, and observability tooling.
• Experience with Kyverno policies for Kubernetes governance and compliance.
• Familiarity with Backstage or developer portal/platform engineering tooling.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate Kubernetes-based infrastructure across on-premises and AWS environments.
• Work with Principal Engineers and internal customers to gather requirements and design Kubernetes-based solutions.
• Provision, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Perform infrastructure maintenance, including operating system updates and patching, Kubernetes upgrades and lifecycle management, and software updates across the platform stack.
• Monitor platform health and proactively improve system stability and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and platform issues.
• Contribute to automation, tooling, and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.
• Participate in team on-call rotations.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program.
• Health or healthcare insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Voluntary or optional benefit plans.
• Retirement or savings plans; US employees and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan, while Canadian employees may enroll in the DCPP, RRSP, and TFSA plans.
• Accrued paid time off or vacation and personal time.
• Paid holidays.
• Employees are eligible for a bonus; equity may be offered depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed