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Apex Systems, Inc Platform Engineer in Okemos, Michigan
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Job#: 2044409
Job Description:
Job Description:
Contribute to the design and implementation of a software engineering culture that unifies Application Development and Operations. Assist in engineering solutions that maximize the throughput of code releases through automated, secure, and portable tools and functions.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the analysis, design, and development of technical specifications, programming, and testing of DevOps components.
- Engage in design and scripting reviews to ensure adherence to enterprise programming standards and guidelines. Assist in creating or updating enterprise standards when gaps are identified.
- Support team members in issue resolution, scalability metrics, integration issues, and critical production issues as required.
- Follow technology best practices and standards, escalating issues as appropriate. Adhere to architecture and design best practices as guided by the Senior Engineer, Lead DevOps Engineer, and Architectural team.
- Assist in configuration and scripting to implement fully automated infrastructure provisioning, image builds, and instance deployment capabilities.
- Follow standard change control and configuration management practices.
- Participate in a 24-hour on-call rotation in support of the platform.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Drive and desire to automate repeatable processes.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a willingness to collaborate with teams across the organization.
- Experience in DevOps practices, infrastructure, and scripting/programming.
- Linux/Unix OS experience.
- Kubernetes experience.
Desired Skills/Qualifications:
- KCNA, CKA, and/or CKAD certification.
- Experience working with Kubernetes in an enterprise environment.
- Working knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g., OpenStack, Azure, Rancher), container concepts (e.g., Docker), infrastructure deployment tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Terraform), and CI/CD tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer.