Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer and contribute to the cloud infrastructure of a premier national healthcare provider. This 100% remote, long-term contract position (3+ years) requires strong Kubernetes and Azure experience. You will work with a Kubernetes Architect and software engineering teams to onboard applications into Kubernetes Clusters (AKS) in the Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in deploying AKS clusters, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and microservices-based architecture. This role demands expertise in cloud computing, container orchestration, and security best practices within the payment industry.

Requirements

• Strong Kubernetes(K8S) experience required
• 5+ years of experience in rearchitecting large-scale monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms with Azure including experience with serverless architectures, containers, and orchestration
• Experience with payment industry standards, protocols, and security best practices
• Knowledge of load balancing algorithms (will be asked in interview)
• Must have worked in an Azure environment, working heavily with Kubernetes (AKS)
• Must know security best practices for containers and clusters
• Must know terraform well
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code

Responsibilities

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends related to payment systems and cloud computing
• Design and implement microservices-based architecture using domain-driven design principles
• Utilize Kubernetes for container orchestration and management, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high availability of the payment system
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system performance and availability
• Develop highly resilient and highly available components for the payment system
• Conduct technology evaluations and provide recommendations for new tools, technologies, and frameworks that can enhance our payment infrastructure
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years at least