Employment Type:
Contract
Client:
American Airlines, Inc.
City:
Fort Worth
State:
Texas
Status:
Accepting Candidates
Description:
8/30 Update: One offer extended and accpeted, need more candidates
8/16 Update: mgr scheduling interviews this week
8/8 Update: JO now available in Fieldglass. 6 total sub spots (4 remaining as of COB today)
Nikol Spencer is the coordinator for this posting. This position will be hybrid onsite in Dallas 40%. The team is open to candidates that need sponsorship as these roles do not have the opportunity to convert. Interviews will be virtual. The rate range for this role is between $80/hr and will be determined based on skill level. Top skillsets include: Kubernetes, Azure.
PRE-VMS - The following requirement has been created in Fieldglass and will be released to you shortly.
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Coordinator: Spencer, Nikol
Original Client Job Title: Kubernetes Engineer
Advertised Job Title: Kubernetes Engineer
Target Pay Rate: $80 /hr.
When negotiating pay rate take note of laptop requirement and expense: if PP or Candidate does not have adequate equipment, MATRIX can provide it. Include $1.70/hr for laptop or $4.00/hr for Mac in the pricing model when negotiating rate.
Positions Needed: 2
Max Submits:
Term: through 12/31/2022
Location: Fort Worth, TX (required onsite 40%)
Description:
We are looking for passionate technologist to solve cloud transformation challenges; develop solutions to modernize infrastructure services; create templates to standardize and accelerate application's cloud journey.
You will be on the enterprise Kubernetes as a Service product team, building high-performance, highly available, secure and resilient IaaS platforms for internal development teams.
Responsibilities:
- Develop Infrastructure as code using Terraform, Python, and GitHub action to manage Cloud Kubernetes infrastructure
- Lifecycle management on Kubernetes clusters which included upgrades and implementing best practices.
- Document solutions, architectural patterns, and best practices around the Kubernetes environment
- Work with Internal IT teams (Risk, Security, Compliance) to implement security policies on Kubernetes clusters.
- Implementing observability solutions on Kubernetes and develop alerting and monitoring solutions
- Tune performance
- Set up and manage the networking plumbing for Kubernetes.
- Troubleshooting Kubernetes issues related to resources deployed on the cluster, Network issues and CICD pipeline, etc.
- Collaborate with internal application teams, to onboard onto the Kubernetes cluster.
- 24/7 on call rotation supporting business critical applications or systems.
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS) with deep understanding of Container Orchestration and Distributed System Concepts
- 2+ years of experience implementing infrastructure as code
- 3+ years of experience keeping production environments operating at peak performance on cloud and in containers
- 2+ years of experience managing production Kubernetes infrastructure with exposure to the use of cloud vendor Kubernetes solutions such as AKS
- 3+ hands on experience with Infrastructure as code and configuration as code build and deployment using CICD pipeline. Working experience with Github/Github Actions and ArgoCD are preferred.
- Extensive experience automating system tasks and infrastructure using Python, Terraform
- Experience with Service Mesh such as Istio, Kuma, and Control Plane such as Rancher
- Experience with Observability technologies and optimizing monitoring using technologies such as Dynatrace, Grafana, LogDNA, Datadog
- Knowledge of Linux OS, network, Azure PaaS solutions
- Desire to be part of an incredible team. That means being someone the team can count on, who communicates honestly; respects others and their views; can adapt quickly to changing priorities; drives positive change, and is committed to giving 110%.
Does Contractor Need Their Own Laptop?: Yes
Laptop Specs?: Standard specs
Business Unit: Development Services - Clanton (IT)
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