Devops Engineer/ Site Reliability Engineer- Seattle WA

Job Title: DevOps Engineer/ Site Reliability Engineer

Location- Hybrid (Seattle, WA)

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer with SRE capabilities to join our team in Seattle, WA. This hybrid role (4 days onsite) focuses on enabling application development through automation, CI/CD, containerization, and observability, while bringing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices into action.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automation pipelines to support application development.
• Implement Docker containerization (dockerfiles, docker builds, docker compose, registries, kaniko, devcontainers).
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes environments from the application development side (CKAD certification preferred).
• Drive GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD or Flux.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Implement strong observability practices monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding using Datadog, Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, ELK, OpenTelemetry.
• Perform Linux administration, scripting, and troubleshooting (bash, shell scripting, common commands).
• Collaborate with developers to enhance reliability, scalability, and performance of applications.

Must-Have Skills

• Expertise in Docker & Kubernetes (application development side).
• GitOps tooling experience (ArgoCD or Flux).
• CI/CD expertise (Github Actions or Azure DevOps preferred).
• Observability tools Datadog or similar.
• Strong Linux administration & shell scripting.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of Node.js, TypeScript, Go, or Python.
• Kubernetes Administration (CKA certification).
• Advanced Linux / Ansible experience.
• Basic Terraform exposure.
• Familiarity with Azure / AKS.

Skills

Ansible, Automation, Bash Scripting, Best Practices, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Docker, GitHub, Go Programming Language (Golang), Identify Issues, Jenkins, Linux Administration, Linux Operating System, Machine Tool, Microsoft Windows Azure, Node.js, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reliability Engineering, Reporting Dashboards, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Administration, Software Development, Unix Shell Programming

About the Company

Georgia Tek Systems