site reliability engineer

This position is for a senior level platform engineer who is responsible for managing technology platforms used by the division such as operating systems, public and private cloud, web, and middleware components like Business Process Management, Operational Decision Manager and Process Federation Server etc. The resource will ensure that the platforms are up to date in support lifecycle, patching, and risk remediation. Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams. Deep knowledge and expertise of Linux, Kubernetes, Openshift, Github, Teamcity, Jenkins, Artifactory, Websphere Liberty, Eclipse IBM BPM, IBM ODM, Java and DB2 LUW. 

Primary responsibilities - 

• Manages complex platforms and frameworks like private and public cloud, middleware platforms like Business Process Management, Operational Decision Manager, and Process Federation Server.
• Supports large technology projects, hygiene activities, upgrades, rollouts at scale.
• Works closely with development teams to containerize applications, and ensuring the scalability, performance, and security of the OpenShift cluster, with expertise in Kubernetes concepts like deployments, pods, services, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams to define standards, execute POCs, and integrate with CI/CD pipelines, utilizing tools such as UrbanCode Deploy, Harness, Jenkins, Artifactory, and HashiCorp products.
• Monitors platform health, identify and resolve issues related to application deployments, scaling, and network connectivity.
• Has deep understanding of Kubernetes core concepts like pods, deployments, services, ingress controllers, and scaling mechanisms. 
• Ensures compliance with industry standards when deploying applications on the platform.
• Implements security best practices within the OpenShift environment, including role-based access control and image scanning. 
• Utilizes DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Teamcity, GitHub, and Ansible to manage application deployments.
• Leads platforms enhancement activities - by performing automation of the processes using Python, Javascript.
• Provides guidance and support to development teams in adopting Kubernetes best practices and utilizing the Kubernetes platform effectively.
• Resolves production incidents quickly while maintaining service level agreements. Provides on-call coverage to support major activities and events.
• Coordinates with application dev teams, vendors, and business, as necessary.
• Support release deployments and collaborate with application teams to deliver data quality and governance objectives.

Required Skills – 

• IBM BPM/ODM experience
• WebSphere experience
• Scripting skills, one or more of the following (Bash, Ksh, perl, python)
• OS knowledge (Linux (CentOS RedHat), Windows)
• File transfer components and protocols 
• SVN, GIT, BitBucket (version control systems)
• Kubernetes, Openshift experience
• Teamcity/Jenkins experience
• Distributed DB2 LUW