Staff DevOps Engineer

Caris Life Sciences is a company dedicated to transforming cancer care through precision medicine and innovative solutions. They are seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and optimize cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on AWS and Kubernetes, while providing technical leadership and driving operational excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security
• Implement and manage advanced features including autoscaling, monitoring, logging, and security policies
• Spearhead proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives for new tools and environments, evaluating their potential benefits for the organization
• Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including regular upgrades, patch management, version control, and performance optimization
• Provide expert-level support and guidance to teams for deploying and optimizing applications on Kubernetes, including container orchestration and service mesh implementation
• Design and implement monitoring and alerting solutions for applications and infrastructure using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Datadog
• Develop observability standards and dashboards, leveraging AI/AIOps approaches and SRE agents to enable anomaly detection, alert noise reduction, and automated root cause analysis
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK, and implement CI/CD pipelines for efficient application deployment and image management
• Design and implement security solutions, including the deployment and management of security tools, and translate SOX compliance requirements into actionable implementation plans for cloud environments
• Lead initiatives for cloud migration and modernization of legacy applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams to support their cloud and infrastructure needs
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers on cloud technologies and DevOps practices, implementing knowledge-sharing initiatives to ensure broad support capabilities across the team
• Stay current with emerging AWS services and features, evaluating their potential benefits and optimizing cloud resource utilization and cost-efficiency
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including a team knowledge base, runbooks, and process documentation to eliminate information silos
• Proactively identify areas of inefficiency and develop strategic plans for process improvements across the DevOps and cloud infrastructure landscape
• Participate in on-call rotations to support critical cloud infrastructure and respond to emergency issues as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering roles
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud architecture
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including deep expertise in cluster management, troubleshooting, and optimization
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
• Deep understanding of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) including security best practices
• Experience with CI/CD tools and methodologies, particularly GitLab CI and Github actions
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts and implementation in cloud environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex systems
• Proven ability to lead PoC initiatives and evaluate new technologies
• Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining technical documentation and knowledge bases
• Demonstrated ability to identify operational inefficiencies and develop strategic plans for process improvements in complex cloud and DevOps environments
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable business recommendations
• Strong communication and mentoring skills, with the ability to effectively transfer knowledge to team members of varying experience levels
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use
• AWS Professional level certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional)
• Kubernetes certifications (e.g., CKA, CKAD, CKS)
• Experience with multiple cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) for multi-cloud architectures
• Knowledge of database technologies, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB
• Proficiency with specific monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and microservices
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience in implementing knowledge management systems or tools in a DevOps environment
• Contributions to open-source projects or personal projects demonstrating cloud expertise