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ElasticPlatform Engineer - Kubernetes
This on-site, full-time platform engineering role is based in the United States. The engineer develops and maintains the application hosting infrastructure that runs on Kubernetes in…
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This on-site, full-time platform engineering role is based in the United States. The engineer develops and maintains the application hosting infrastructure that runs on Kubernetes in Google Cloud, which supports the company's internal applications. The team is small and focused, with automation and security given high priority, and the posting describes an AI-forward environment. Much of the work is infrastructure design and automation. The engineer designs scalable solutions for core…
Job Description
This on-site, full-time platform engineering role is based in the United States. The engineer develops and maintains the application hosting infrastructure that runs on Kubernetes in Google Cloud, which supports the company's internal applications. The team is small and focused, with automation and security given high priority, and the posting describes an AI-forward environment.
Much of the work is infrastructure design and automation. The engineer designs scalable solutions for core applications, applies infrastructure as code to streamline processes, and monitors system performance to optimize resources. Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and fast, dependable build systems is also part of the role, so that applications ship at the speed the business needs.
Security and cost are equally important. The engineer helps meet security regulations and best practices, works with the information security team on incident response and CVE remediation, and reviews cloud spending. Governance rules for cloud spending sit within the remit too, along with finding savings and removing unused resources after reviewing application usage.
The role also supports the internal users of the platform. That includes gathering requirements from cross-functional teams, giving technical guidance, and running knowledge-sharing sessions to teach platform features and good practice.
Responsibilities
- Design scalable infrastructure for core internal applications
- Apply infrastructure as code to automate and streamline platform work
- Monitor performance, optimize resources and resolve infrastructure issues
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and scalable build systems
- Keep the platform aligned with security rules and recognized practices, protecting application infrastructure
- Work with Infosec and engineering teams on incident response and CVE remediation
- Analyze cloud spending, enforce financial governance and identify savings
- Assess application usage to remove unused resources, and support and train platform users
Requirements
- A computing bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on experience
- Five or more years working with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Crossplane
- Five or more years with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
- Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate certification or equivalent
- Practical work with cloud security practices and tooling
- Hands-on use of cost management tools for cloud resources
- Track record of leading cross-team work that made the platform easier to use and faster
Qualifications
- Familiarity with service meshes such as Istio or Linkerd
- Experience with Elasticsearch
Core Skills
Benefits
- Pay set by the scope of the work rather than past salary
- Medical coverage for staff and their families in many regions
- Choice of location and working hours for many positions
- Generous annual vacation allowance
- Matching for charitable giving and service of up to $2,000 in local currency equivalent, plus up to 40 hours a year for volunteer projects
- Parental leave of at least 16 weeks
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this role on-site?
Yes. The listing is marked on-site and the location is United States.
What is the base salary range?
The typical starting base salary range is 94,300 to 149,200 USD. In select locations, including Seattle, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metro, the range is 113,300 to 179,200 USD.
Which cloud platform does the role use?
The posting says the role manages application hosting on Kubernetes in Google Cloud, and it lists AWS, Azure and Google Cloud experience as requirements.
Is there variable pay?
The posting states there is no variable compensation component.
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