TOP SKILLS (Prioritized)

• Kubernetes experience and administration - components and lifecycle management Google cloud and/or
• Public experience Kubernetes exposure from an infrastructure perspective

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Serve as a leader within our Platform Core Infra team contributing to the design, development, and support of an enterprise wide microservices platform.
• Work closely with both architects and engineers to design, build, and iterate on a suite of automation which is responsible for the infrastructure setup, configuration, and integrations of key cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Istio, Hashicorp's Vault and Consul, Spinnaker, etc.
• This role assumes a high comfort level working in an iterative and fast paced agile environment.
• This role requires a cloud native design philosophy.
• Responsibilities may distribute across all major public cloud providers including Google, Azure, and AWS as well as our on-prem data centers and/or stores.
• The Software Engineering Consultant for Platform's Core Infra team absolutely requires a strong passion and drive for automation, consumer experience, and improvement.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors' degree in related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in software development, infrastructure administration, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles (SDLC)
• 6+ years of experience working with distributed API based architectures
• 5+ leading technical teams and solutions through analysis, design, development, and operations
• 3+ years of experience building or integrating solutions in public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) via automation.

PREFERENCES

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field
• Having worked in teams using Agile methodologies and iterative development practices
• Strong understanding of and passion for a DevOps culture
• Excellent systems knowledge
• Experience of working with Microservices Architecture
• Experience of working on a Hybrid Cloud environment
• Demonstrated experience implementing security best practices across all application tiers
• Development experience on languages: Python/Shell/Golang
• Experience of working with Kubernetes Cluster(s) or other container orchestrators in Production
• Drive evaluation of different tools and executing technical feasibility assessments while making data driven decisions
• Suggest improvements in automation, CI/CD practices, security, and platform services
• Understanding of open source tools like Consul/Terraform/Vault/Spinnaker etc.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written skills to develop technical documentation and presentations