SRE/Platform Engineer to On-Premise Kubernetes Operation

Company Overview:
[xxxxx] is a dynamic Consulting company committed to innovation and excellence in application development, cloud and on premise Kubernetes .

Within the DevOps organization we are revolutionizing the way businesses manage and deploy their software infrastructure. We specialize in providing cutting-edge solutions for cloud-native technologies, enabling our clients to harness the power of Kubernetes and modern DevOps practices.

For one of our DK customers we are seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer to operate a on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure for a customer, incl. manage and deliver on service/change requests. For the experienced candidate this is an opportunity to work your way into a architecture and customer responsibility, as customer architect for the customer.

Location:

Denmark, Copenhagen

Job Description:
You work either today as a Site reliability Engineer and would like to move into Platform Engineering or work as a Platform engineer today and is motivated by continuously maintaining and optimizing on premise Kubernetes clusters.

As a Site Reliability Engineer specializing in on-premise Kubernetes at [xxxxx], you will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing the Customer’s Kubernetes clusters deployed on premise. You will also be responsible for the collaboration with the Customer’s Application developers and the Infrastructure Provider to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of the Kubernetes Platform.

As Platform Engineer you lead the implementation and management of changes to the Customer’s on-premise Kubernetes clusters. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining Kubernetes environments that meet our clients’ specific needs. You will work closely with the Customer’s application development team to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability of Kubernetes-based solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze system performance metrics; identify and address performance bottlenecks.
• Incident response and on-call to resolve critical incidents.
• Continuously improve monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes environments.
• Implement best practices for Kubernetes resource management, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Continuously improve robustness of Kubernetes Clusters to bring Critical issues to zero and thereby minimize the need for on-calls.
• Continuously optimize cluster performance and resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes.
• Design, deploy, and manage on-premises Kubernetes clusters.
• Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications onto Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployments on Kubernetes.
• Develop automation tools and workflows for Kubernetes configuration, deployment, and monitoring.
• Automate deployment processes using tools like Helm, ArgoCD.
• Stay updated with industry best practices and emerging technologies in cloud-native and container orchestration.

Requirements:

• Strong experience with on-premise Kubernetes, including deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience with managing on-premise Kubernetes clusters for production environments.
• Strong understanding of Linux system administration and networking concepts.
• Experience with on-premise infrastructure management.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and storage solutions in Kubernetes.
• GitOps approach to all changes you do (configuration as code, version managed and automated deployments)
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using tools like Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash) for one-time actions on Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, agile environment and communicate effectively with the customer

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role, in a cloud-native focused environment.
• Kubernetes certification (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator - CKA).
• Experience as developer
• Previous experience with GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of security best practices for Kubernetes deployments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Experience with following is a plus:

• Azure DevOps (GitOps)
• Pagerduty

Benefits:
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
Flexible work environment with options for remote work.
Dynamic and innovative company culture with a focus on teamwork and creativity.

If you are passionate about cloud-native technologies and enjoy working with cutting-edge tools like Kubernetes, we encourage you to apply and join our talented team at [xxxxx]. Take the next step in your career and contribute to shaping the future of software deployment and management! Apply now by sending your resume and cover letter.

All candidates are encouraged to apply for the given job regardless of their gender, age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, national and social origin, political opinion, disability, race, skin color, and ethnic origin.

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