Platform engineer, Kubernetes at Vantage Point Consulting Inc.

Job Title: Platform Engineer, Kubernetes

Design, deploy, and manage Cloud Infrastructure solution.
Build scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions, such as Kubernetes Platform in Azure or other public cloud.
Collaborate with Cybersecurity, enterprise architects to defi ne and Implement cloud solution best practices following Well-Architect Framework best practices for security, reliability, performance, and cost effi ciency.
Ensure customer needs (product strategy objectives, user requirements, and technical environment compatibility) are met.
Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and change eff ectively to customers and stakeholders.
Drive innovation by automating infrastructure via your hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as code technologies.
Manage lifecycle of cloud solutions and platforms that keep the system stack up to date.
Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices.
Monitor cloud systems for availability, performance, and cost effi ciency, optimizing usage and resources.
Diagnose and resolve issues in cloud environments, providing support for internal teams and stakeholders.
24/7 on call rotation supporting business critical applications or systems. Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
Five years of working experience as a technology professional.
Two years of platform operations experience, specifically supporting Kubernetes, microservices, and containerization.
Two years of experience implementing infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Azure, AWS, or Kubernetes Technical Certifications
2+ years working with Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), specifically administering and maintaining cluster lifecycle

Experience keeping production environments operating at peak performance on the cloud and in containers
Experience managing production Kubernetes infrastructure
Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and configuration as code
Deep understanding of DevOps best practices and CI/CD, particularly utilizing Github Actions and ArgoCD
Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio
Experience with using Rancher as a control plane
Experience with Observability technologies and optimizing monitoring using technologies such as Grafana, Dynatrace, and Prometheus
Deep knowledge of Linux OS, network, and Azure PaaS solutions