Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer with Kubernetes and Rancher

Job Type: Remote

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure using tools like Rancher and Helm.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and ArgoCD to enable seamless application delivery.
• Configure and manage container registries such as Harbor and Artifactory.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and logging solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Fluentd/Fluentbit.
• Ensure security best practices, including SAST tools like Checkmarx and Sonar, and manage certificates using Certificate Manager.
• Manage secrets securely using Vault and integrate secret management into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline workflows and improve system reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues in a timely manner.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters, including Rancher, Helm, and security configurations.
• 8+ years of Hands-on experience with gitlab ci, GitHub, Jenkins, or ArgoCD for building and automating pipelines.
• Proficiency in managing secrets securely using Vault or similar tools.
• Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Proficiency in Prometheus, Grafana, Alert Manager, and Loki for observability.
• Knowledge of Ceph, longhorn, S3 or portworks for managing persistent storage in Kubernetes environments.
• Familiarity with Checkmarx and Sonar for static application security testing.
• Experience in managing deployments in air-gapped environments.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and network security best practices.
• Experience with Harbor and Artifactory for managing container images.
• Experience with Kong for API gateway and ingress management.
• Understanding of Active Directory for authentication and access control.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies like VMWare and Hypervisors.
• Knowledge of SQL, Trino, and Iceberg for distributed data processing.
• Must be eligible for up to a Top Secret Security Clearance.