Senior SRE Networking Specialist (IRC277059)

Description

This project aims to migrate all Talend legacy environments to Qlik-managed environments. This project implies upgrading and migrating all components managed by the Network and Runtime team.
 

The SRE Role

Join Qlik teams responsible for operating mission-critical components and applications in production as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE).

Your foundational contributions will empower global R&D teams to deliver highly scalable, efficient, observable, and resilient micro-services, supporting mission-critical use cases for thousands of high-profile customers worldwide. As part of our technological evolution, your work will shape the growth and success of our cloud ecosystem.
 

The teams

We are looking for a contractor to support Network and Runtime team during this transition.

What makes this mission interesting?

• AWS/Azure and Kubernetes infrastructure components that require the handling of advanced networking concepts and a strong understanding of application routing mechanisms in Kubernetes.
• Work with a cutting-edge technology stack: Terraform, Kubernetes, SignalSciences WAF, Gloo API Gateway, Traefik Proxy, Vault, Banyan Zero-Trust Access, Kyverno, Karpenter, Flux and, ArgoCD, Splunk, Grafana.
• All the tooling is mainly based on Kubernetes and managed with ArgoCD. For complex operations, we used Terraform. You will use day-to-day industry-standard tools
• Global Collaboration and Expertise: Collaborate with a talented and diverse team of international experts across a wide range of technologies.
• Mission-critical product: Upholding the availability, scalability, and reliability of a widely used and popular SaaS application
• Expand Your Tech Skillset: You will gain exposure to a variety of cutting-edge technologies while solving challenging problems and broadening your skillset.
• Collaborative Development: Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable and reliable services.
• DevOps / SRE culture: Develop and advocate for cloud-based optimization strategies and best practices.
   

Requirements

Expected skills

• Proven experience with cloud infrastructure and platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or other IaaS/PaaS providers.
• Proven experience working with Terraform and Kubernetes (including experience with Helm, Flux, Traefik, Gloo, and AKS/EKS).
• Proven experience working with GitOps deployment tools (Flux, ArgoCD or equivalent)
• Familiar with Splunk or any similar log management technology (ELK, Dynatrace…)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in high-availability environments (targeting SLA of 99.5% or higher) is a plus.
• Strong ownership and initiative, with the ability to proactively identify and tackle technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a team.
   

Job responsibilities

• Update, complete, document, and test the migration procedures for all current Talend side network components : AWS Networking , SignalSciences WAF, Gloo API Gateway, Traefik Proxy, Vault, Banyan Zero-Trust Access, Kyverno, Karpenter, Flux. The tooling and troubleshooting tool will require working with Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Develop Splunk and Grafana dashboards for auditing, visualizations, and effective monitoring of the migration.