Lead Platform Engineer

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Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer with extensive experience in Kubernetes to join our team. The successful candidatewill be responsible for designing, deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters and associated tools both on-premises and inAWS cloud. You will work collaboratively with other engineers and stakeholders to ensure high-availability, reliability, scalabilityand security of our Kubernetes platform.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on-premises and in AWS cloud using industry best practices.

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code to automate deployment, scaling, and management of Kubernetes clusters usingGitOps practices.

• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure seamless integration of the Kubernetes platform with theirapplications.

• Continuously monitor and improve the performance, reliability, and security of the Kubernetes platform.

• Provide technical guidance and support to other members of the team and stakeholders in the areas of Kubernetesarchitecture, deployment and management.

• Troubleshoot and resolve any issues related to the Kubernetes platform.

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in Kubernetes technology to ensure the platform is optimised forperformance, cost-effectiveness, and security.

• The ability to own your deliverable from end-to-end with minimal guidance on the process and best practice.

• Guide team members through both technical and behavioral aspects of the job.

• Provide 1-on-1 mentorship with juniors and intermediates in the area.

• Facilitate a thoughtful and inclusive environment for all fellows to learn and grow in their technical skills to achieve greatresults.

• Support, guide and assist in troubleshooting application teams issues as part of support duties on a rotational basis.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer science or Informatics would be preferable but Candidates with suitable and relevantexperience will be acknowledged.

• At least 3 years of experience in designing, deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and management.

• Experience in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Familiarity with AWS services and best practices for Kubernetes deployment in AWS.

• Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices in Kubernetes.

• Strong knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Ideal Certifications and experience:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS).

• Terraform Associate

• AWS certified cloud practitioner or AWS Associate level certifications.

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

• Experience with GoLang ( the Kubernetes operator model is highly desirable)

• Experience with Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, Flux or related deployment tools.

• Experience with GitOps

What would make you a good fit?

• Expand your Kubernetes knowledge

• Want experience with DevOps tooling

• Have a light-hearted sense of humour

• Enjoy learning new technologies

• Can deal with the large cognitive load that platform engineering presents

• Love problem solving

• Want to solve technical problems for technical peers instead business problems for business

• owners

• Have a positive can-do attitude with matching enthusiasm

• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Can work within a team and communicate effectively.

• Able to work within an autonomous self-organising team.

• Do you have any standards or ways of working you could contribute that the team currently

• does not have?

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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