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Principal Kubernetes Engineer

Principal Kubernetes Engineer

CompanyVerizon Communications
LocationTwinsburg, OH, USA, E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, USA, Ashburn, VA, USA, Somerset County, NJ, USA, Southlake, TX, USA
Salary$120500 – $231000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
  • Six or more years of relevant work experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
  • Leadership experience as a subject matter expert.
  • Demonstrated Linux System Administration Skills.
  • Experience with service mesh to manage Layer 7 networking.
  • Automation experience with tools such as BASH, Ansible, and Python.
  • Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting various distributions of Kubernetes.
  • Working knowledge of the Kubernetes API Server.
  • Knowledge of NFS and Networking fundamentals.
  • Working knowledge of Git, Gitlab, GitHub and CICD workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the onboarding and operational support for applications within Verizon Cloud Platform.
  • Responsible for system administration, network administration for upstream and downstream network elements supporting the 5G Core.
  • Lead the implementation of feature designs and provide feedback to engineering for solutions to improve reliability and performance.
  • Partner with key stakeholders to ensure new features and or fixes are swiftly tested and rolled out with no negative impact to customers.
  • Provide advanced support for the Verizon Cloud Platform.
  • Help onboard tenants to the Webscale Platform, while developing an in-depth understanding of the client applications.
  • Participate in on-call rotation that provides after hours critical support to tenant applications.
  • Lead failure analysis and remediation efforts.
  • Provide concise weekly updates to management and present project status to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrable experience with SDN related concepts and protocols.
  • Virtualization and Linux Certifications.
  • Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting Openshift.
  • Experience with OVN-Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Multus CNI.
  • Experience with Service Proxy for Kubernetes.
  • Experience with NETApp Storage Solution.
  • Experience with Object Storage (Swiftstack/MINIO).
  • Working knowledge of Openstack.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.