Principal DevOps Engineer

Berkshire Grey is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to help the organization reach its strategic production engineering goals. This role involves designing and leading the technical direction of a team focused on automation and scalable systems for production-grade robotic systems running on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation and/or build out of tools to support the automation of all development, testing, and deployment processes
• Train, coach, and mentor the DevOps Engineers to be focused on automation, service oriented, and effective
• In collaboration with the Engineering teams, evaluate compute hardware opportunities to match new and updated robotic solution design to ensure on-time delivery of roadmap initiatives
• Integrate the development of best practices, standards, procedures, and quality objectives including metrics for assessing progress
• Participate in and improve on-call rotation to resolve critical customer issues
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Up to 15% travel
• Champion system automation, Docker, Kubernetes, and baremetal solutions, with Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP expertise
• Document best practices, emphasizing Kubernetes, Terraform and networking
• Design, deploy, and optimize Kubernetes clusters on baremetal using Terraform and Juniper networking configurations
• Ensure robust TCP/IP configurations to enhance network performance
• Serve as a DevOps subject matter expert, addressing infrastructure, scalability, and security, with a focus on Kubernetes
• Troubleshoot code and improve performance, particularly in Kubernetes and Terraform settings
• Lead global deployments, giving special attention to Kubernetes, Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP
• Collaborate on security enhancements for Kubernetes, Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP
• Act as a liaison, facilitate workshops, and present solutions for Kubernetes, Terraform, and Juniper networking
• Specialize in cloud-based DevOps, emphasizing Kubernetes, Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP
• A strong ability to effectively manage and utilize log data, integrating it seamlessly with logging and metric tools like Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Demonstrated expertise in enhancing performance, optimizing systems, and analyzing and addressing bottlenecks
• Ability to analyze compute hardware to ensure efficient, effective and economic design with emphasis toward highly available customer systems
• Proficiency in working with container-based environments, which includes Docker Containers and Kubernetes
• A deep grasp of Kubernetes architecture and its inner workings
• Extensive technical knowledge and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• A solid understanding of cloud platforms, such as AWS and Google Cloud
• Robust familiarity with baremetal systems, including Dell, HP, and/or Superlogic
• In-depth knowledge and expertise in delivering DevOps solutions and formulating effective strategies
• Proficient scripting skills in languages like Python and Bash
• A solid grasp of networking principles, encompassing TCP/IP, UDP, VPNs, CIDR, subnets, and certificates
• Strong competence in orchestration tools, with a specific emphasis on Kubernetes
• Experience with automated deployment, continuous integration, and release engineering tools, for instance, Jenkins
• Proficiency in utilizing infrastructure automation tools, such as Terraform and Ansible
• A sound understanding of design patterns and the ability to apply refactoring concepts effectively
• Fluency in English, both in written and verbal communication

Requirements:

• Experienced
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Masters in technology or business helpful
• Champion system automation, Docker, Kubernetes, and baremetal solutions, with Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP expertise
• Document best practices, emphasizing Kubernetes, Terraform and networking
• Design, deploy, and optimize Kubernetes clusters on baremetal using Terraform and Juniper networking configurations
• Ensure robust TCP/IP configurations to enhance network performance
• Serve as a DevOps subject matter expert, addressing infrastructure, scalability, and security, with a focus on Kubernetes
• Troubleshoot code and improve performance, particularly in Kubernetes and Terraform settings
• Lead global deployments, giving special attention to Kubernetes, Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP
• Collaborate on security enhancements for Kubernetes, Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP
• Act as a liaison, facilitate workshops, and present solutions for Kubernetes, Terraform, and Juniper networking
• Specialize in cloud-based DevOps, emphasizing Kubernetes, Terraform, Juniper networking, and TCP/IP
• A strong ability to effectively manage and utilize log data, integrating it seamlessly with logging and metric tools like Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Demonstrated expertise in enhancing performance, optimizing systems, and analyzing and addressing bottlenecks
• Ability to analyze compute hardware to ensure efficient, effective and economic design with emphasis toward highly available customer systems
• Proficiency in working with container-based environments, which includes Docker Containers and Kubernetes
• A deep grasp of Kubernetes architecture and its inner workings
• Extensive technical knowledge and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• A solid understanding of cloud platforms, such as AWS and Google Cloud
• Robust familiarity with baremetal systems, including Dell, HP, and/or Superlogic
• In-depth knowledge and expertise in delivering DevOps solutions and formulating effective strategies
• Proficient scripting skills in languages like Python and Bash
• A solid grasp of networking principles, encompassing TCP/IP, UDP, VPNs, CIDR, subnets, and certificates
• Strong competence in orchestration tools, with a specific emphasis on Kubernetes
• Experience with automated deployment, continuous integration, and release engineering tools, for instance, Jenkins
• Proficiency in utilizing infrastructure automation tools, such as Terraform and Ansible
• A sound understanding of design patterns and the ability to apply refactoring concepts effectively
• Fluency in English, both in written and verbal communication