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

Element 84•Alexandria, VA

4d•$145,000 - $175,000•Remote

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