Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

Reston VA Hybrid

THIS IS CONTRACT TO HIRE

THEY WILL SPONSOR

MUST LIVE WITHIN 50 MILES OF RESTON VA ROLE IS HYBRID BUT 80% REMOTE

Skillset/Requirements: 2 Openings

-Level 4, more on the senior side

-with 2 openings, flexibility to flex down

- Deploying on-prem kubernetes clusters.

- Integrating with cloud vendors, GCP

-On-Premise experience

- at least one programming language, not specific, GO, JAVA, PYTHON,

-First interview, remote coding exercise (Not looking for specific language, whichever the candidate is comfortable with)

- EKS, GCP (Kubernetes distribution provided by Cloud Vendors) Looking to go into a Hybrid Cloud environment

- Maintain Kubernetes Operator (Not a must have but nice to have)

- Seen very few candidates that actually have that experience

-Customer oriented mindset, applications running on the platform

- Open to Feedback, aim to understand feedback, provide the right solutions

-GITHUB, GitOps

-CI/CD Pipelines, delay on rollout, looking to have a 1on1 match

- 8+Years of Experience, overall/relevant experience

- on lieu 2-3 years kubernetes

-OpenStack, VMWare, Application Developer

- Maybe adjust Salary Range depending on experience levels, pretty flexible here

- Interested in bringing on a Level 3

-Good understanding of Kubernetes EcoSystem

- Weak on Programming side one candidate was, already doing interviews

- Project , ecxciting, transformation, a lot of resource on this project. Highly motivating, working on what the future of the platform looks like. All workloads on Kubernetes, security requirements need to be met and Platform needs to be stable.

We are looking for a Platform Engineer IV to join a team responsible for building, managing and maintaining the Kubernetes platform on which our mission-critical services depend. We prize engineering professionals who are equipped with great technical skills and attitudes that motivate those around them. We seek individuals with a sense of purpose and for whom detail and craftsmanship are of their essence; individuals that are curious, demonstrate initiative, and love solving problems.

Our platform and our team

Our platform uses a mix of Open Source and commercial off-the-shelf software to deliver a Kubernetes platform, implementing network micro-segmentation, security standards and integrating additional requirements using a Kubernetes policy controller. We follow a mostly Kanban workflow, adhere to GitOps principles as much as possible and value fast iteration, secure-by-default solutions and customer-oriented mindset. The team has broad experience with kubernetes, networking, operating an internal cloud and application development. The team has presence both in Switzerland and in the US.

Job responsibilities:

Develop the Kubernetes platform at Verisign and related platform components and operators, following infrastructure and configuration as code principles

Develop the policy controller for the Kubernetes platform

Develop CI validation and verification of the code base

Integrate security practices as part of development and validation processes

Document platform for use-of-use by application teams and operators

Coordinate with other technical staff to implement systems and software

Support operations functions, including problem isolation, remediation and documentation

Regularly re-assess and compare the platform's internal ecosystem with the industry's leading solutions

Oversee technical designs for software solutions that combine Open Source components, COTS (commercial off the shelf) components, and custom developed components

Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation for tier 3 support

Desired Skills, Experience, and Attributes :

An ideal candidate will have a blend of technical skills, a desire to work as part of a team to grow themselves and those around them, and will have:

Experience with Kubernetes (and related ecosystem) configuration and administration

Experience with infrastructure-as-code with tooling such as Terraform

Experience with a high-level language such as Python

Understanding of network protocols and security

Experience developing mature solutions for monitoring and reporting using tools like Grafana and Splunk

Experience operating Linux and Unix systems in a large scale environment

Familiarity with development tools such as Github, Jira

Written and verbal communication skills ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Prior experience developing or operating a Kubernetes platform in a production environment

8+ years of relevant industry experience