SRE - Container SME (Rancher/Prometheus/Grafana/ Kubernetes) **W2 ONLY**

CHANDLER Arizona

Plano, TX

Rancher/Prometheus/Grafana experience with Kubernetes will get an interview

The manager wants heavy container experience...more than cloud

Lots of hires with this team

Must have skills:

• Container experience is the main focus
• Kubernetes, Rancher/Prometheus/Grafana
• Terraform - TFE
• Openshift
• AZURE
• Strong SRE experience

Interview process: Video call

1st round – technical with a panel

2nd round – technical with a panel

3rd – Hiring manager

Description :

• Responsible for reliability and support of Container Platform on-prem and external clouds (Azure /AWS /Google)
• Monitor and troubleshoot Container platform (Openshift), Rancher (RKE) and Azure (AKS) environment performance issues, connectivity issues, security issues, etc.
• Perform deep dives into systemic and latent reliability issues, Incident management, problem management
• Identifying, analyzing, and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
• Perform blameless RCA, partner with engineering and operation teams across the organization to roll out fixes.
• Responsible for application onboarding and provide troubleshooting support through the lifecycle of the applications on the container platform.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve automation to reduce TOIL and improve operational excellence.
• Partner with risk, and compliance teams to bring visibility and implement right controls and remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Ensure resiliency during implementation and identify/fix resiliency problems by collaborating with engineering teams.
• Be a key stakeholder in the design of cloud services and work with Architecture, engineering, product teams
• Participate in 24x7 on-call coverage follow the sun model
• BS /MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving systems or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting Kubernetes /Openshift / RKE / EKS Container platform.
• Experience with Python, Ansible, Golang, and shell scripting
• Kubernetes /Openshift /Terraform certifications are a plus
• Strong experience in major services related to Compute, Storage, Network and Security
• Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus and Dynatrace, as well as cloud native tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Strong understanding and background of working with a complex IAM infrastructure, including Active Directory, Azure AD Connect, Azure AD, and Ping Identity or other SSO solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux OS, DNS, DHCP, Kerberos and Windows Authentication
• Experience with CI/CD tools git /Jenkins, GitOps model
• Excellent understanding of Linux /Windows operating systems administration
• Experience in Container security and vulnerability remediation.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, sense of ownership and drive
• Ability to juggle competing priorities and adapt to changes in project scope.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills are a must.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team with direct responsibilities.
• Experience in Openshift, RKE, CSP Kubernetes services such as AKS and EKS
• Experience in Terraform, ArgoCD, Tekton, and K-native technologies.
• Experience in agile deployment methodologies (GitOps)
• Knowledge of various container runtimes
• Familiarity with the operator deployment pattern.
• Experience working in a highly available multi-datacenter environment
• Experience working with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, Dynatrace, Sysdig, or similar tools.
• Understanding of cost management, inventory management, FinOps model.