Sr. Platform Engineer, Kubernetes at Marriott (Remote) - Job of the Day
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I created this sub-publication to share roles that might be interesting to my coaching and workshop clients. Mostly one job a day, mostly remote, mostly hiring for other roles as well, and always interesting.
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Sr. Platform Engineer, Kubernetes will drive the delivery and operations to deploy and scale the Kubernetes Platform. This role serves as a subject matter expert and will join a team of engineers building out this platform for the enterprise. Supported by a team of engineers, the ideal candidate has engineered large scale platform-as-a-service products and is highly skilled in solving problems through software development practices.
We are transforming the way technology is managed at Marriott. Automation, DevOps, and long-term product iteration will be the new standards as we seek to enable rapid innovation, speed-to-market, and proactive security and operations. With leaders who have driven this transformation elsewhere, we need engineers who are excited about evolving the organization and setting the gold standard. We are early in this journey and thought leadership, with the ability to bring others along, is key.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Help lead and execute deployment, automation, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure to ensure security, performance, and availability of production systems.
Assist with identifying, capturing and maintaining cloud and automation operational metrics.
Leverage expertise to efficiently code solutions and to continuously improve products and solutions to be scalable and highly available.
Automate everything, from right sizing (VM, Disks, Storage Tiers), self-service and real-time spend visibility.
Provide technical leadership for successful platform and project implementations
Review issues logs and metrics to identify trends and solutions that should be implemented.
Maintain in-depth documentation of activities and system configuration and review documentation of junior / other engineers
Proactively perform troubleshooting, resolution, and problem analysis.
Participate in architectural discussions to help Application Teams make the most efficient choices.
Maintain industry knowledge and enhance subject matter expertise, identify trends and changes in technology and automation strategies.
Assist with interviewing talent, provide peer reviews/feedback frequently and foster a modern engineering culture.
Managing Priorities and Delivery
Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work
Assist with determining priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to complete projects on schedule
Assist with reviewing vendor proposals and selecting appropriate vendor for services/technologies
Understand and meet the needs of key stakeholders
Communicate concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand
Demonstrate an understanding of business priorities
Support achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
Perform other reasonable duties as required for this position
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