Senior AWS Architect with Advanced Kubernetes

Description: At DANE our ability to retain employees is a testament to how we treat, value, and support our incredibly smart, talented, and motivated team members. We offer aggressive PTO from day one, multiple benefits, and learning opportunities to support our employees in being their best. We are looking for a talented AWS Architect with Advanced Kubernetes expertise, who can establish, manage, and refine Kubernetes clusters to ensure top-tier performance and resilience. As a valued team member, you will deploy sophisticated AWS cloud solutions emphasizing performance, availability, and security and integrate IaC methodologies with tools like Ansible and Terraform. Location: Remote 100% Key Responsibilities: Architect and deploy sophisticated AWS cloud solutions emphasizing performance, availability, and security. Establish, manage, and refine Kubernetes clusters to ensure top-tier performance and resilience. Integrate IaC methodologies with tools like Ansible and Terraform. Design, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines ensuring seamless deployments. Foster collaboration with development teams to ensure the flawless integration of microservices-based applications into AWS and Kubernetes. Lead in the monitoring, management, and troubleshooting of microservices, ensuring they function optimally and reliably. Develop and implement robust monitoring and telemetry systems to track application and infrastructure health using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch. Continuously analyze performance metrics and telemetry data to identify optimization areas, ensuring peak application performance. Guide best practices, strategies, and innovations in application deployment, infrastructure maintenance, microservices management, and performance telemetry. Spearhead the transformation of traditional applications to a microservices architecture. Mentor junior architects, fostering an environment of growth and continuous learning. Requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline. 7+ years of hands-on experience with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, IAM. 5+ years of in-depth experience with Kubernetes. Mastery in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, especially Ansible and Terraform. Proven experience in crafting and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Expertise in Git or equivalent source code management platforms. Profound knowledge in the development, deployment, and monitoring of microservices. Advanced expertise in monitoring and telemetry tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, and similar solutions. Demonstrated experience in performance telemetry, including analyzing and interpreting metrics, tracing, and logging to improve system performance. Deep understanding of container orchestration and related technologies. Keen insight into data protection best practices, disaster recovery strategies, and failover mechanisms. Strong scripting and automation prowess. Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills. AWS, Kubernetes, IaC, and performance monitoring certifications are a plus. Stellar communication, teamwork, and documentation capabilities. DANE LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.