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 a long-term contract lasting 3+ years and is 100% remote within the continental US.
The Senior Site Reliability Engineer will assist a Kubernetes Architect in onboarding applications into Kubernetes Clusters (AKS) in the Azure Cloud.
The role requires staying up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends related to payment systems and cloud computing.
Responsibilities include designing and implementing microservices-based architecture using domain-driven design principles.
The engineer will utilize Kubernetes for container orchestration and management, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high availability of the payment system.
Implementing robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system performance and availability is essential.
The engineer 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 also part of the job.
Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior team members is expected, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Requirements:

Strong Kubernetes (K8S) experience is required.
Candidates must have at least 5+ years of experience in rearchitecting large-scale monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures.
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is required.
Candidates should have 3+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms, specifically Azure, including experience with serverless architectures, containers, and orchestration.
Experience with payment industry standards, protocols, and security best practices is necessary.
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 essential.
Proficiency in Terraform is required.
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is necessary.

This position offers the flexibility of a fully remote work environment.
The contract duration of 3+ years provides job stability and long-term engagement.
Working with a premier national healthcare provider offers the opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in the healthcare sector.
The role includes opportunities for professional growth through mentoring and continuous learning.
Candidates will be part of a dynamic team that values innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies.