Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DivIHN is a technology and talent solutions firm providing professional consulting, custom projects, and resource augmentation services. The Site Reliability Engineer will support, maintain, and improve Kubernetes platform infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, focusing on reliability, automation, infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, and Linux systems administration.

Responsibilities

• Platform Operations: Maintain and enhance Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
• Cluster Management: Support provisioning, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters managed through Rancher
• Linux Systems Administration: Provide deep technical expertise in Linux-based systems, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, automation, and operational support
• Infrastructure as Code: Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions to standardize and automate platform deployment and management, with a preference for Cluster API (CAPI)-based approaches
• GitOps and Deployment Automation: Support and improve GitOps workflows using ArgoCD to manage cluster and application configuration in a consistent, auditable manner
• Collaboration: Work closely with developers, scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable platform services and translate operational needs into sustainable engineering solutions
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve platform resilience, observability, security, and maintainability through automation and modern SRE practices

Skills

• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering roles
• Candidates must have 5 years strong system admininstration with Linux! Rancher for Kubernetes experience is a must
• Acceptable: Minimum 5+ years strong Linux administration experience
• Minimum 3-5 years Kubernetes administration
• Production environment experience required
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field preferred; or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of professional experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering roles
• Hands-on experience operating and supporting Kubernetes platforms in production environments
• Strong experience managing Kubernetes clusters in both on-premises and cloud-based environments
• Strong Linux systems administration skills, including troubleshooting, scripting, networking, and system performance analysis
• Experience with Rancher for Kubernetes cluster management and platform operations
• Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code solutions for platform provisioning and lifecycle management
• Demonstrated success working in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban)
• Kubernetes: Cluster operations, upgrades, networking, storage, troubleshooting, and workload support
• Platform Management: Rancher or similar Kubernetes management platforms
• Linux: Advanced administration of Linux/Unix systems
• Infrastructure as Code: Strong IaC experience; Cluster API (CAPI) preferred
• GitOps/CI-CD: ArgoCD, Git version control, and deployment automation practices
• Scripting/Automation: Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages for automation and operational tooling
• Candidates can live anywhere in the US but must be able to work 8 AM – 5 PM/9 AM – 6 PM EST
• Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered
• Preferred: 10+ years Linux experience
• Experience with hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Experience with Kubernetes ecosystem tooling for observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Familiarity with security best practices for Kubernetes and Linux platforms
• Experience supporting scientific research environments, high-performance computing, or computational science workflows
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline development and platform automation patterns
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• This is the most valued certification for this role
• Candidates with strong experience can still be selected without certifications
• Bachelors is preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement

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