Cloud Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Jersey City, NJ.

Summary:
The Cloud Engineer is responsible for onboarding Java applications into the Elastic Kubernetes Service on AWS. Additionally, debugging and subsequent resolution is of high importance.

Duties:
* Work closely with business partners on business critical initiatives
* Prepare reports about the product/product component's readiness for release to users
* Review and recommend improvements to existing deployment procedures

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required
* At least 10 years of software engineering or cloud engineering experience
* Extensive experience with core Java Technologies
* Extensive experience in EKS and AWS
* Hands on experience with one or more observability tools(Data-dog, Splunk, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, OpenTelemetry, etc.)
* Excellent understanding of containerization and Kubernetes concepts
* Excellent AWS cloud knowledge and EKS cluster knowledge
* Expertise in helm package manager and writing helm charts for applications
* Expertise in YAML and Go Template
* Good understanding of Kubernetes health check probes and restart criteria
* Excellent in using Kubectl to manage/debug running containers in EKS
* Understanding of Java applications and ability to debug deployment issues within the Java applications
* You have the spirit and willingness to contribute to org level innovation
* You know Agile methodologies or iterative development processes
* You take ownership in your work
* You are a mentor, and phenomenal teammate
* Experience in Capital markets or Crypto Currency specifically with exposure to Trading
* Experience of FIX protocols or other binary protocols in a trading platform

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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