Overview
Remote
On Site
Contract - W2
Skills
AWS
cloud
Terraform
Azure
GCP
devops
cloud formation
Grafana
Prometheus
Datadog
TigerGraph
IaaC
Job Details
Position: DevOps Consultant
Location: Remote
Duration: Long term contract
Type: Only W2
About the Team
Join a specialized Infrastructure Engineering team focused on deploying and managing cloud-hosted TigerGraph clusters. This role spans the full cluster lifecycle-from provisioning and performance testing to observability and operations-ensuring optimal performance and reliability of TigerGraph's hosted environments.
Key Responsibilities
Cluster Provisioning & Setup
- Define and implement cluster sizing strategies based on workload and capacity planning.
- Lead deployment of TigerGraph clusters across supported cloud platforms.
- Manage infrastructure cost approvals and budgeting.
Cloud Infrastructure & Operations
- Provision cloud infrastructure components including compute, storage, and networking.
- Implement secure networking configurations and ensure alignment with security policies.
- Collaborate with architecture and domain teams to fulfill security and deployment requirements.
Performance & Resiliency
- Conduct benchmarking, load testing, and stress simulations to validate readiness.
- Apply best practices for scalable and fault-tolerant cluster configurations.
Observability & Operational Readiness
- Set up monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding tools for real-time operational visibility.
- Develop and maintain runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and incident response workflows.
Ongoing Cluster Management
- Manage upgrades, scaling activities, and infrastructure right-sizing.
- Optimize shard distribution and maintain balanced cluster performance.
- Monitor and reduce cloud resource consumption for cost efficiency.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure)
- Hands-on experience with distributed systems or graph databases (TigerGraph preferred)
- Expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with performance/load testing tools and frameworks
- Proficient in observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
- Strong understanding of operational documentation, incident management, and SOPs
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration (a plus)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, Locust, or Gatling
- Background in managing medium to large-scale data clusters, with a focus on scalability and fault tolerance
- Prior experience with graph databases, especially TigerGraph or Neo4j
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