Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior Devops Engineer

Location: Austin Texas (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ months

Pay Rate: $110.65/Hour on w2

Position Overview:
• We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated person with extensive experience in working with MicroK8s, Charmed Kubernetes, Juju Charms, and the Canonical software universe.
• You will be responsible for architecting, deploying, and managing our infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance to support our automation infrastructure initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
• MicroK8s and Charmed Kubernetes Expertise: Lead the design, deployment, and management of our Kubernetes infrastructure using MicroK8s and Charmed Kubernetes to support our automation infrastructure needs.
• Juju Charms and Canonical Software Universe: Utilize Juju Charms to streamline the deployment and management of complex workloads, leveraging the power of the Canonical software universe.
• Infrastructure Architecture: Collaborate with our tech team to design and implement a scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure that meets our current and future automation infrastructure requirements.
• Deployment and Automation: Streamline deployment processes using automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or similar, ensuring consistent and efficient infrastructure provisioning.
• Monitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks and resource utilization issues.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Capacity Planning: Work closely with our teams to forecast infrastructure needs and plan for capacity growth.
• Cloud Integration: Assess and recommend cloud services and offerings that complement our on-premises infrastructure, optimizing the overall infrastructure cost and performance.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations, procedures, and best practices.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience in setting up and managing MicroK8s, Charmed Kubernetes environments, and using Juju Charms within the Canonical software universe.
• Strong knowledge of Linux-based systems administration and shell scripting.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Kubernetes certifications) are a plus.