DevOps Engineer - San Francisco, United States - KQED

Description

As a Mid-Level DevOps Engineer at KQED, you will play a crucial role in enhancing our infrastructure and deployment processes. You will work closely with our development and operations teams to streamline our CI/CD pipelines, optimize our cloud infrastructure, and ensure the reliability and scalability of our systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Spinnaker, and Apache, along with a strong background in infrastructure automation and software development.

KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.
We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
KQED Code of Ethics
The mission that drives us:

KQED provides citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
This role will work hybrid between working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working remotely. KQED requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Salary Range: $121,000- $152,000 AnnuallyEssential Functions:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes, Docker, and Spinnaker to automate deployment processes.
• Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters to support our microservices architecture, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring tasks.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and ensure code quality throughout the SDLC.
• Implement best practices for security, compliance, and disaster recovery in cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks and reliability issues.

Other Job Functions:

• Participate in on-call rotation and provide timely support for production incidents.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and recommend innovative solutions to improve our infrastructure and processes.

Knowledge/Experience Required:

• 3 years of equivalent experience in related technologies

Knowledge/Experience Desired:

• Background in CS and work experience in a similar role

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as necessary to meet the ongoing needs of this organization.