Sr. Staff Core Infrastructure Engineer - Platforms Orchestration

Kraken

3d•Remote

About The Position

Building the Future of Crypto Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. What makes us different? Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world. Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here. As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures. Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto! Proof of work The team Join our Core Infrastructure - Platforms Team and start playing a vital role in managing and enhancing Kraken's engineering platform! The Core Infrastructure - Platform team is responsible for managing and applying best practices to our orchestration platform while providing infrastructure support across Engineering. The Core Infrastructure - Platforms Team at Kraken is dedicated to creating a secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure platform that facilitates a continuous approach to our software development practices. Lately, the team has been focusing on providing a self-service platform for engineers to easily access and manage their services in the clusters the team provides, and manages. The opportunity Extend and automate the existing container orchestration platform, ensuring its scalability, reliability, and performance Work closely with SREs from different teams to reduce their cognitive load related to the orchestration platform Implement and maintain security best practices for the orchestration platform, ensuring the security and availability of our systems Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, as well as provide guidance and support to other team members Participate in on-call rotations to ensure the smooth operation of our critical systems

Requirements

Strong background in Linux, Networking, and Distributed Systems
Significant hands-on experience with Nomad container orchestration platform in a high availability, production environment
Hands-on experience with other HashiCorp tools, such as Vault and Consul
Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
Extensive experience with AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Strong security mindset and experience implementing security best practices in a complex environment
Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana
Significant experience with one or more of the following languages: Python, Go, Bash
Passion for improving processes, products, and the developer experience for engineering teams
Knowledgeable about continuous integration and delivery best practices
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
Ability to thrive while working independently and remotely in a team-based environment
Self-starter, capable of context-switching between various projects, codebases, and concepts

Responsibilities

Extend and automate the existing container orchestration platform, ensuring its scalability, reliability, and performance
Work closely with SREs from different teams to reduce their cognitive load related to the orchestration platform
Implement and maintain security best practices for the orchestration platform, ensuring the security and availability of our systems
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, as well as provide guidance and support to other team members
Participate in on-call rotations to ensure the smooth operation of our critical systems

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