Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Summary

VerTALENTS is a subsidiary of VerSprite Cybersecurity, specializing in technology staffing. They are seeking a hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure, scalable cloud-native platforms that support multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters, including workload scheduling, resource quotas, network policies, ingress/egress controls, and RBAC
• Develop and maintain deployment patterns using Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes operators
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code and GitOps principles
• Provision and manage infrastructure using tools such as Terraform or similar automation platforms
• Build secure container images and manage image versioning and promotion across environments
• Implement observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar technologies
• Conduct load testing, resilience validation, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Perform Linux administration, troubleshooting, and system hardening
• Support stateful workloads including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and Kafka
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives
• Document architecture, operational procedures, backup and recovery processes, and infrastructure lifecycle plans

Skills

• 2–5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Strong containerization knowledge and security best practices
• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
• Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language
• Understanding of networking, Kubernetes security, and deployment strategies
• Experience with load testing and performance analysis
• Ability to work effectively across technical teams in a collaborative environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2–5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Strong containerization knowledge and security best practices
• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
• Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language
• Understanding of networking, Kubernetes security, and deployment strategies
• Experience with load testing and performance analysis
• Ability to work effectively across technical teams in a collaborative environment

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility available
• Remote (US) position with occasional travel as needed