Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our team. As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and efficient cloud-based systems.

Responsibilities:

• Optimize Linux-based systems for performance and reliability.
• Contribute to software engineering efforts, CI/CD, and codebase management.
• Implement and manage container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Deploy and manage large-scale storage systems.
• Provision and manage cloud environments, with a focus on GCP.
• Implement and manage cloud-native services and infrastructure on GCP.
• Ensure security and compliance in cloud environments.

Qualifications/Skills Required:

General Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience as a Cloud Engineer.
• Ability to review and/or extend open-source platforms to satisfy business requirements.
• A passion for technology and automation, deep sense of curiosity and willingness to always question.
• A passion for in-depth understanding of technology and building large-scale systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Cloud (GCP Preferred) Qualifications

• The chosen candidate will own the infrastructure that makes up our GCP (Google Cloud Platform) offering and will also own the relationship between the firm and Google.
• You will be expected to collaborate with development teams across the firm to optimize cloud application performance and work closely with stakeholders to define cloud strategies and roadmaps.
• Knowledge of core GCP technologies such as Compute, GCS, BigQuery) and an understanding of GCP's underlying architecture.
• Experience with infrastructure-level GCP technologies (VPC Networking, Interconnect, Billing functionality, Image management) and the ability to optimize for performance and cost-efficiency.
• Strong understanding of GCP security technologies (Org Policy, VPC Service Controls, Resource Manager Tags, Firewalls, IAM) and the ability to implement security best practices.
• Knowledge of Terraform and experience managing a CI/CD desired state configuration pipeline for GCP.
• Familiarity with the gcloud toolset and the ability to write Python code against the Google API for automation and integration.
• Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and their interoperability with GCP.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant architectures using GCP services, always following best practices.
• Proficiency in GCP monitoring and logging tools (, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Error Reporting, Trace) to ensure system health and performance, with the ability to set up alerts and dashboards.
• Experience of cost management, including monitoring and optimizing cloud spend using GCP's cost management tools (, Billing Reports, Budgets, Rmendations).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across the GCP stack, leveraging advanced tools and a systematic approach to problem-solving.

Software Engineering Qualifications

• Proficient in one or more programming languages (we use Python and Go)
• Familiar with git, and CI/CD concepts.

Container Orchestration, Kubernetes Qualifications

• Experience with Helm, admission/mutation controllers, PVs/PVCs, kube-router, BGP.
• Experience with Docker & registries (, Harbor, Artifactory, GCP Container Registry, AWS Container Registry).
• Mature approach to dealing with operational complexities of the Kubernetes platform.
• Experience with Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, network policies, and secrets management.
• Experience with Kubernetes monitoring and logging tools (, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Experience with Kubernetes cluster management and scaling.

Linux Qualifications

• Extensive experience using configuration management systems (, SaltStack, Ansible, Chef) to automate and manage large-scale Linux environments
• Deep understanding of Linux kernel components (, VFS, scheduler, memory management, networking stack) and their impact on system performance and stability
• Solid troubleshooting experience using advanced tools such as gdb, strace, perf, ltrace, and other OS/application tracing and profiling mechanisms
• Experience with containerization and virtualization technologies, including Docker, LXD/LXC, Kubernetes, KVM, QEMU, and VMware
• Familiarity with modern Linux security mechanisms, including Kerberos, SELinux, AppArmor, and system hardening techniques
• Proficiency in leveraging eBPF for performance monitoring, debugging, and security enforcement in Linux systems

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus structure based on individual and company performance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

How to Apply:

• Submit your resume and cover letter through our online portal.
• Provide examples of your previous work and accomplishments.
• Join our community of like-minded professionals and learn from each other's experiences.

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