Senior Systems Engineer, Kubernetes

 

 

Senior Systems Engineer – Kubernetes- Hybrid | Cary, NC

 

Nice to meet you!  

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

 

About the job

The IaaS Platform and Design Engineering team is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer – Kubernetes to join our team and play a role in the design and maintenance of our Cloud and on-prem Kubernetes environments along with our internal OpenStack platform. Our team is dynamic and passionate about the technology that we work on. If you seek to be part of a collaborative team that is fast-paced and challenging, let’s talk.

 

As a Senior Systems Engineer - Kubernetes, you will:

• Provide Kubernetes platform service design for large-scale deployments and workloads with a focus on AKS.
• Build security into every aspect of your design.
• Assist with automation of AKS services.
• Interface with the “customer” to gather functional level requirements for a solution. Works with customers to define the activities and challenges they face, to ensure the solution created solves their problems. Informs customers of current capabilities, what is possible, and what isn't.
• Assess complex technical problems and take ownership of projects with minimal guidance.
• Help manage our on-prem OpenStack environment and provide guidance for its future.
• Learn every day and expect technology to drive a new status quo.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen Required. 
• Azure Cloud experience with at least:
• 8+ years of experience in supporting enterprise solutions/services.
• 2+ years EKS Kubernetes administration – deploy and maintain AKS clusters at scale.
• 2+ years of experience in systems support and consulting.
• 3+ years of experience in Linux.
• Integration of AKS with other Azure cloud services such as Azure container registry, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Active Directory, and Azure NetApp Files.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and components
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Github Actions, Helm.
• Experience using source control solutions like GitHub or GitLab.
• Willing to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation
• An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferences

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert and/or Kubernetes Administrator certifications
• Strong Python or Go programming skills
• Linux administration (Ubuntu, Red Hat, Suse)
• Strong knowledge of OpenStack components and services.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as KVM and VMWare.
• Experience with NetApp ONTAP filesystems, and the NetApp Trident CSI provisioner.
• Familiarity with SAS Viya.
• Familiarity with automation through interaction with remote APIs (REST).
• Experience with LDAP, ADFS, SAML, or other Identity and Access Management Solutions.

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans. 
• Medical plan options include…
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays. 
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center). 
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge! 
• An industry-leading 401k plan. 
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1. 
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days. 
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees 

 

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be citizens of the United States. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, se