Kubernetes(K8s) Engineer/Administrator/Architect, (Grand Rapids)

Company Introduction

Spectrum Net Designs is growing fast and is delivering customized web solutions to clients every day, and have exceeded our current team's ability to handle on our own. That is why we need you! This is a full time position in Grand Rapids, MI. We are expanding our presence throughout the world and deploying customized software solutions

Job Description

Kubernetes(K8s)/Cloud Engineer

In this role as Kubernetes(K8s) Engineer/Administrator/Architect , you will be responsible for developing Kubernetes infrastructure, ensuring its availability and performance. You will work with other engineers and our development team to ensure we are on the cutting edge of technology, while also being quick to work with our team to troubleshoot as issues come up. This role requires a strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and Linux, as well as experience containerization technologies such as Docker.

Kubernetes Engineer Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Kubernetes clusters.
• Improve Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Develop Kubernetes-based solutions.
• Work with other engineers and our development team to troubleshoot Kubernetes issues.

Kubernetes Engineer Requirements & Skills

• Kubernetes administration experience, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting
• Deep understanding of concepts, architecture, and components.
• Kubernetes development experience
• Linux/Unix experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Good Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Datadog, or related tools
• Must have industry experience and actual experience designing, building, securing, and managing Kubernetes on local cloud (VMware) at scale.
• Keep up to date with emerging Kubernetes technologies and best practices

Note: Our Kubernetes clusters are NOT cloud-based, we seek those with considerable server/Linux experience as we need someone who can not only configure and maintain but build these clusters from the ground up

Our Offer to You

• Fast growing industry with significant growth, while still nimble and fast to adapt to latest technologies.
• Extremely skilled and passionate team
• Server architecture recognized as critical for our company growth. From the founder/president of our company directly, we invest in both our team as well as our server architecture and related tools. He has instructed the company to stay on the cutting edge of technology and follows this himself also by investing heavily in our architecture and software stack historically and also continues to do so every year going forward.