Senior DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes Focused (Hub-Remote: DC or Philly Metro)

Element 84Alexandria, VA
$145,000 - $175,000Remote

About The Position

A talented DevOps engineer with a strong Kubernetes focus is needed on the Element 84 team to support a commercial client in their modernization and cloud migration efforts. You will be a key contributor to the architecture, design, implementation, and launch of a complex system that is global in scope, used by some of the largest companies in the world and ultimately makes a positive difference in the lives of everyday people. An ideal candidate for this role is excited by the challenge of converting lofty ideas into robust, performant, and highly-maintainable systems, takes great pride in their craftsmanship, and is eager to take ownership of critical components.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience as a Software, Data or DevOps Engineer and 3+ years of experience with AWS
  • Experience building enterprise scale applications with Kubernetes and helm charts
  • Experience building and operating Kubernetes via EKS in Amazon Web Services
  • Deep Linux proficiency with hands-on experience diagnosing and resolving production Kubernetes incidents at the node and kernel level.
  • Experience migrating data stores such as solr, Aerospike or others to the cloud
  • Experience with hybrid deployments and operations between on-premise and cloud (e.g. hybrid EKS, database synchronization)
  • Experience with GitOps / infrastructure-as-code practices (Cloudformation, Terraform, CDK)
  • Experience with cloud architecture patterns and tradeoffs (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • Experience with build and deployment automation (Harness, GitLab, Ansible, etc.)
  • Experience with infrastructure and application monitoring tools, such as CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Honeycomb, AWS Config, Kibana, Splunk, Grafana, etc.
  • Firm commitment to and experience with automated testing and continuous integration
  • Proponent of continuous improvement and willing to bring new ideas to the team
  • Outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively and proficiently in a remote environment
  • Energetic, self-motivated, team player used to working in a scrum environment
  • Industry Certification: AWS Associate-level certification is required. If not currently held, the candidate must successfully obtain this certification within 12 months of their start date.
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical major, such as Computer Science or Engineering (will consider equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree)
  • Location Note: While this is a remote-first role, candidates need to reside within a local travel distance (100 miles or less) of our primary East Coast hubs (Alexandria, VA and Philadelphia, PA) to facilitate in-person identity verification and occasional face-to-face collaboration
  • This position requires that applicants be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or at any time in the future, and be able to pass a general background check.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience building and operating Kubernetes in an on-premise environment
  • Experience with Databricks
  • Experience with Spring Boot
  • Experience with Cloudera, Spark, Hive and Kafka
  • Financial services industry experience or familiarity with regulated data environments
  • Experience with authentication and authorization
  • Experience developing on MacOS X

Responsibilities

  • Participate in all aspects of the software and data product development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support
  • Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards
  • Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices
  • Own the execution of medium-to-large sized features with higher-level technical support
  • Describe and document the details of your work fluidly and accurately for technical peers and non-technical stakeholders
  • Think holistically about the application and build with an eye towards long term maintainability and efficiency
  • Collaboratively provide estimates and other input to the client, project managers, or others about features to help determine their feasibility, complexity, cost, and priority level
  • Contribute to a culture of positivity, curiosity, and respect for all individuals

Benefits

  • Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Life Insurance, Short & Long Term disability insurance
  • Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with a fixed 3% of salary employer contributions (paid regardless of employee participation)
  • Health savings account with a company contribution
  • Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation)
  • Company-paid parental leave after one year of employment
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Paid employee assistance program
  • 6 paid floating holidays
  • 4 weeks + 1 day paid Vacation Time Off per calendar year (prorated first year)
  • 40 hours paid Sick Leave
  • Cell phone stipend
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