Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nesco Resource is seeking a Contract Site Reliability Engineer to support a Model Operations and Deployment Engineering team. The role focuses on maintaining and evolving Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, improving reliability and automation, and collaborating with engineering and scientific teams.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and cloud environments to ensure reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Support provisioning, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters managed through Rancher
- Provide advanced Linux systems administration, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, automation, and operational support
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions to standardize and automate platform deployment and management
- Support and improve GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for consistent and auditable cluster and application configuration management
- Collaborate with developers, scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable platform services and sustainable engineering solutions
- Identify and implement improvements for platform resilience, observability, security, and maintainability through automation and modern SRE practices
Skills
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum 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
- Minimum 5 years of Linux systems administration experience, including troubleshooting, scripting, networking, and performance analysis
- Experience with Rancher for Kubernetes cluster management and platform operations
- Strong experience implementing infrastructure-as-code solutions for platform provisioning and lifecycle management
- Experience with Kubernetes cluster operations, upgrades, networking, storage, troubleshooting, and workload support
- Experience with GitOps practices, ArgoCD, Git version control, and deployment automation
- Proficiency in Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages for automation and operational tooling
- Demonstrated success working within Agile environments, including Scrum or Kanban teams
- Candidates may reside anywhere within the United States
- Must be available to work 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST or 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST
- Experience with hybrid infrastructure environments spanning on-premises and public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Kubernetes observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting tools
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and Linux security best practices
- Experience supporting scientific research environments, high-performance computing, or computational science workloads
- Experience with Cluster API (CAPI)-based infrastructure automation approaches
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline development and platform automation patterns
Benefits
- Remote position.
- Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
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