Senior Kubernetes Developer – Platform Engineering
| Company | Intercontinental Exchange |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software development with hands-on expertise in cloud-native technologies.
- Expertise with one or more of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Tanzu, Docker and/or Podman.
- Experience with Kubernetes observability tools for metrics, monitoring, logging, alerting, and tracing.
- Practical knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools (GitHub Actions, etc.) and a strong understanding of DevOps principles.
- Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Go, Python, Java, Node.js) and experience with shell scripting for automation.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and provide support for containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
Responsibilities
- Assist development teams in onboarding their applications to the Kubernetes Platform in a standard, streamlined manner.
- Partner with Development, Kubernetes Platform Engineering, Operations, and other teams to build and continuously improve solutions that meet developer needs and drive platform adoption.
- Advocate for and influence cloud-native development best practices, ensuring that development teams understand how to optimize their applications for containerization, scalability, and resiliency.
- Collaborate with Release Engineering to promote and implement GitOps practices across development and operations teams, ensuring streamlined CI/CD workflows, enhanced automation, and improved infrastructure management through version-controlled deployments.
- Provide support and troubleshooting for development teams, addressing issues related to containerized applications, platform configurations and connectivity, and Kubernetes deployments.
- Create and provide practical examples of documentation, best practices, and onboarding materials to guide teams in adopting Kubernetes and cloud-native capabilities. Conduct training sessions and workshops to equip developers with the knowledge and tools they need for success.
- Gather feedback from development teams to identify areas for improvement and iterate on the onboarding process, tooling, and support offerings to drive continuous improvement and simplification in the developer experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with security best practices for containers, including image scanning, and Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC).
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with OpenShift Operators, CNCF projects, and Helm charts for Kubernetes-based application management.
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience