Kubernetes engineer OR platform engineer

Job Title: Applications Engineer

Location: Beaverton, Oregon (On-Site)

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced professional to support the development and implementation of observability platforms within a global technology environment. Our team delivers end-to-end technical solutions that drive innovation, platform reliability, and business success through best-in-class engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and development of technical solutions for a Kubernetes-based observability platform.
• Develop Kubernetes controllers, Crossplane compositions, and maintain GitOps deployment of CNCF components.
• Offer technical guidance to less experienced engineers and promote robust design and architecture standards focused on security, observability, and resiliency.
• Collaborate with product teams to deliver solutions that align with platform objectives and support end-users, including participating in rotational support for platform users.
  
  

Required:

• Bachelor s degree or higher, preferably with a focus in Computer Science.
• 3-5 years of professional software development experience and a minimum of 2 years operating Kubernetes-based solutions in production environments.
• Proficiency developing distributed systems utilizing public cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and experience working with observability vendor products (Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, NewRelic, Dynatrace).
• Strong experience with Grafana and comprehensive understanding of networking protocols and layers; experience with Site Reliability Engineering, Crossplane, ClickHouse, or GitOps tools is a plus.
  
  

About SSI People: With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.

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