Remote Site Reliability Engineer (AKS)

Description:

• Our client, a premier national healthcare provider, is currently looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on their Cloud Infrastructure team.
• This position is 100% remote in the continental US and is open to US Citizens only.
• You will be helping a Kubernetes Architect to work with software engineering teams to onboard their applications into Kubernetes Clusters (AKS) in the Azure Cloud.
• The role involves staying up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends related to payment systems and cloud computing.
• You will design and implement microservices-based architecture using domain-driven design principles.
• Utilizing Kubernetes for container orchestration and management is essential to ensure scalability, reliability, and high availability of the payment system.
• Implementing robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system performance and availability is a key responsibility.
• You will develop highly resilient and highly available components for the payment system.
• Conducting technology evaluations and providing recommendations for new tools, technologies, and frameworks that can enhance the payment infrastructure is expected.
• Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth, is also part of the role.

Requirements:

• Strong Kubernetes (K8S) experience is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in rearchitecting large-scale monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures is necessary.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is required.
• At least 3 years of experience with cloud computing platforms, specifically Azure, including experience with serverless architectures, containers, and orchestration is needed.
• Experience with payment industry standards, protocols, and security best practices is essential.
• Knowledge of load balancing algorithms is required, and candidates will be asked about this in the interview.
• Candidates must have worked in an Azure environment, with significant experience in Kubernetes (AKS).
• Knowledge of security best practices for containers and clusters is mandatory.
• Proficiency in Terraform is required.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is essential.

Benefits:

• The position offers a fully remote work environment, allowing for flexibility and work-life balance.
• As part of a premier national healthcare provider, you will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects in the healthcare sector.
• The role provides opportunities for professional growth and development through mentoring and continuous learning.
• You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package will be provided, details of which will be discussed during the interview process.