We're building a Platform Team that will be responsible for handling all of Kubernetes-related things in AVSystem, including installation and support of Kubernetes-based platforms in production environments of our clients.

You will be a member of the Platform Team at AVSystem, providing guidelines and support for efficient usage of Kubernetes across the whole company. As it is an ever-evolving field, we decided it is best to have a dedicated team of experts on infrastructure-as-code principles and observability.

Responsibilities

• Manage Kubernetes infrastructure, including deployment, configuration, and scaling
• Ensure high availability and reliability strategies
• Develop observability tools and monitoring solutions
• Drive automation through Infrastructure as Code practices
• Provide expert support for Kubernetes-related incidents
• Develop and deploy Custom Resources and Operators
• Implement security best practices for Kubernetes clusters
• Continuously improve platform performance and efficiency
• Conduct training and facilitate knowledge sharing
• Integrate Kubernetes with cloud services and service mesh solutions
• Collaborate on capacity planning and scaling strategies
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis

Requirements

• 2+ years experience with Kubernetes (ideally including Custom Resources and Operators)
• 3+ years experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps role
• Strong working knowledge of Linux and containerisation
• Troubleshooting skills that span across applications, networking, and systems
• Solid knowledge of time series data collection, processing, storage, and visualisation, utilising tools such as Prometheus, Thanos
• Experience in environments that apply Infrastructure-as-code principles with configuration management technologies (Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD, Flux, Rancher Fleet)

Nice to have

• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Go, Python, Shell scripting
• Practical experience building infrastructure on a cloud provider (GCP preferred) and/or on bare metal
• Experience with a service mesh such as Istio or Cilium Mesh

What we offer

• Freedom and responsibility – a high level of autonomy to make critical decisions, directly impacting the success of our platform and clients
• A culture that encourages innovation, where your ideas for process improvement and tool development are valued
• A team of highly skilled and humorous colleagues
• Collaborative and supportive work environment, embracing agile methodologies for effective teamwork
• Access to the best tools and equipment available in the market
• A MacBook Pro / ThinkPad with 2 monitors
• Company events and team building activities
• Flexible working hours/remote work when you need it
• Trainings and conferences
• Multisport card
• Medical care
• Kitchen full of snacks and treats (including Good Lood ice cream)
• Car parking area and bike room
• A relaxed work atmosphere – no dress code, no open space