Staff Cloud Engineer

Harness Inc.•Mountain View, CA

59d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Staff Cloud Engineer at Harness, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems, incorporating a blend of Cloud Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. This role requires a strong technical background, a passion for innovation, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, or related roles.
Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native services.
Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform), Helm package manager and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
Experience with AI-OPS
Experience with SRE principles, including error budgets, SLIs, SLOs, and incident management.
Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, GCM).
Expertise in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
Strong coding skills (Python, Go, etc.) and familiarity with version control systems (Git).
Understanding of security best practices for cloud infrastructure and applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS) is a plus.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive and innovative approach.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure using GCP, AWS or Azure.
Develop infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
Implement SRE practices to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of cloud services.
Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to detect and address issues proactively.
Perform capacity planning and demand forecasting to ensure system scalability and performance.
Deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes (K8s).
Utilize Helm for packaging, deploying, and managing applications on Kubernetes.
Design and implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the delivery of applications and infrastructure.
Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
Ensure cloud infrastructure and applications meet security and compliance standards.
Implement security best practices and perform regular security audits and assessments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and operations to deliver high-quality solutions.
Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.