DevOps Kubernetes Engineer

Job Title: Kubernetes Container Platform Support Tech Lead (DevOps)
Location: Berkeley Heights NJ
Visa: USC/ only
Experience: 10+ years
Client: GalaxE Solutions

Technology: ARO, Container Platforms, IAAS, Networks, Kubernetes

Job Description:

What you will do:

Architect, implement, and operate container services platforms, emphasizing integration with CI/CD pipelines.
Leverage automation to enhance efficiency and minimize manual tasks.
Meticulously assess risks while ensuring task efficiency.
Analyze, diagnose, replicate, and resolve technical issues reported by customers using Client PaaS and CaaS platforms.
Develop maintainable, reusable software from a consumer-centric perspective.
Take ownership of unresolved issues, seeking in-depth knowledge for timely resolution.
Handle and maintain support requests from business unit customers.
Collaborate with other engineering groups to triage customer and business unit issues.
Contribute to building and peer-reviewing knowledge base articles and product documentation.

Skill and Experience Needed:

Required

Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining Container Platforms. ARO (Azure Redhat OpenShift) is a must with any one of the following: PAS/TAS, PKS/TKGI, GKE, IBM Redhat OpenShift, ROSA. Any additional ones are nice to have.

Proficiency in deploying and supporting Kubernetes on at least one public IAAS provider (Azure, Amazon, Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba).
Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, subnetting, socket vs. connect timeouts, routing, and DNS.
Experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code APIs using tools like Swagger.
Solid understanding of virtual computing environments, including Hypervisors and load balancing concepts.
Familiarity with Identity Management, Access Management, and Certificate Management.
Demonstrated competency in programming/scripting languages (with a preference for Go, Ansible, Terraform, and Python).
Hands-on experience with distributed systems (Windows and Linux) and virtualization software (VMware).
Understanding of DevOps practices, with hands-on experience in Automation/Continuous Integration using tools like Jenkins, Harness, RunDeck, GitLab, and GitHub.

Desired

Experience with NSX, NSX-T, and Panorama.
Familiarity with Vsphere7 and TKG.
Background in DevOps methodologies.
Excellent communication skills.
On-call experience.