Principal Kubernetes Engineer

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What you'll be doing...

The Principal Cloud Platform Operations Engineer is a senior position within the VCP Core Webscale team. This position is responsible for the onboarding and operational support for applications within Verizon Cloud Platform. This position will be responsible for system administration, network administration for upstream and downstream network elements supporting the 5G Core. The Principal Engineer position must excel in technical theory and documentation. The Principal Engineer will function as a subject matter expert in automation and cloud computing and will leverage those skills to drive efficiencies.

In this role. the candidate will be responsible for leading the implementation of feature designs and will provide feedback to engineering for solutions to improve reliability and performance. The candidate will partner with key stakeholders to ensure new features and or fixes are swiftly tested and rolled out with no negative impact to customers. The candidate will have the opportunity to envision and operationalize system and network variables to benchmark the platform and to ensure reliability and performance metrics are met.

This position will provide advanced support for the Verizon Cloud Platform. Responsible for the Openshift (Kubernetes) environment, storage, and the network infrastructure. This position will require independent thinking and a creative mindset with the ability to leverage automation to eliminate manual processes and provide near real-time visibility into system health and performance. The candidate must be able to identify deficiencies and quickly develop solutions to help improve reliability and add operational efficiencies. The role will help onboard tenants to the Webscale Platform, while developing an in-depth understanding of the client applications. The candidate will need to be able to support a flexible work schedule, including overnight and weekend work as business needs dictate. The candidate will also participate in on-call rotation that provides after hours critical support to tenant applications.

The candidate will function as a subject matter expert in container based cloud-computing and automation. The role also has the exciting opportunity to lead and actively participate in meetings with key stakeholders regarding the planning, lab, engineering, and operations practices alike including OEM vendor. Mentor junior team members on design concepts, compute, storage, and networking in a Kubernetes environment. Act as a point of escalation for external support teams, including OEM vendor providing feedback and guidance on the evolution of the platform support and maintenance. Lead failure analysis and remediation efforts. Provide concise weekly updates to management and present project status to leadership. Effectively communicate with tenants and on occasions external customers, and more regularly OEM vendor.

What we're looking for...

You're a technical specialist with solid credentials and a remarkable ability to find, break down, and solve problems. You work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and you're phenomenal at partnering with the groups you support. You constantly look for ways to make a great network design better, and you're a natural mentor to junior engineers looking to develop their technical skills.

You'll need to have :

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

Six or more years of relevant work experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and / or military experience, or specialized training.

Leadership experience as a subject matter expert.

OEM experience current or past on OpenShift with Redhat.

Demonstrated Linux System Administration Skills.

Experience with service mesh to manage Layer 7 networking.

Automation experience with tools such as BASH, Ansible, and Python.

Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting various distributions of Kubernetes.

Working knowledge of the Kubernetes API Server.

Knowledge of NFS and Networking fundamentals.

Working knowledge of Git, Gitlab, GitHub and CICD workflows.

Even better if you have one or more of the following :

Demonstrable experience with SDN related concepts and protocols.

Virtualization and Linux Certifications.

Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting Openshift.

Experience with OVN-Kubernetes.

Experience with Multus CNI.

Experience with Service Proxy for Kubernetes.

Experience with NETApp Storage Solution.

Experience with Object Storage (Swiftstack / MINIO).

Working knowledge of Openstack.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including : medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is : $120,500.00 - $231,000.00.