Senior Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Design and Management
• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure using platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance of applications and services, including managing containerized environments.
• Utilize Rancher for managing Kubernetes clusters, ensuring efficient deployment and orchestration of containerized applications across various environments.
• Automation and CI / CD Pipeline Development
• Build and maintain continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI / CD) pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment of software.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or ARM templates.
• Leverage Ranchers CI / CD capabilities and integrations to streamline the deployment process for containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Monitoring and Performance Optimization
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to track application and infrastructure performance, using tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, or CloudWatch.
• Use Ranchers built-in monitoring tools to observe Kubernetes clusters and containers, ensuring that applications are performing optimally.
• Optimize infrastructure for cost-efficiency and performance, configuring autoscaling and resource management within Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters.
• Security and Compliance
• Ensure the security of cloud infrastructure by configuring firewalls, access controls, and encryption for sensitive data.
• Implement security best practices to maintain compliance with industry regulations and standards, including role-based access control (RBAC) within Rancher for managing Kubernetes security.
• Monitor for security vulnerabilities, manage container security, and perform regular security audits of Kubernetes clusters and cloud resources.
• Collaboration with Development and Operations Teams
• Work closely with software development teams to understand application requirements and provide the necessary infrastructure support, particularly for containerized workloads.
• Collaborate with operations teams to ensure the smooth operation of deployed services, particularly within containerized environments managed through Rancher.
• Incident Management and Troubleshooting
• Investigate and resolve platform-related issues, including application outages, network failures, and security incidents.
• Utilize Ranchers centralized logging and monitoring to quickly identify and troubleshoot issues within Kubernetes clusters.
• Provide on-call support and contribute to incident response strategies, ensuring minimal downtime and fast recovery of services.
• System Upgrades and Patching
• Manage platform updates, patches, and upgrades to ensure systems remain secure and up-to-date.
• Plan and execute Kubernetes cluster upgrades and Rancher version updates to stay current with new features and security patches.
• Ensure that containerized applications remain compatible and functional after updates.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing
• Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Share knowledge of Rancher, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure best practices with team members to improve platform operations and efficiency.
• Capacity Planning and Scaling
• Monitor resource usage and plan for capacity scaling to meet changing business and application demands.
• Implement scaling strategies for Kubernetes clusters in Rancher, including auto-scaling of pods, nodes, and applications to accommodate varying workloads.
• Cost Management and Optimization
• Track and analyze cloud resource usage and costs to ensure efficient resource allocation.
• Optimize cloud spending by implementing best practices like reserved instances, spot instances, and resource rightsizing.
• Use Rancher to monitor the resource consumption of containerized applications and optimize the deployment of Kubernetes clusters to reduce infrastructure costs.
• Disaster Recovery and Backup Planning
• Implement disaster recovery strategies and data backup solutions to minimize downtime and data loss.
• Regularly test backup systems and recovery procedures to ensure reliability in case of failure, including implementing backup solutions for Kubernetes environments managed through Rancher.

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