We are seeking a full-time Lead Cloud Engineer in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, engineering, implementation, and operations of Garmin's cloud services and will be part of the team that designs, delivers, and supports the systems responsible for the container platform and its associated development tools ecosystem.
Essential Functions
Look for opportunities to tune/improve the environment with modern solutions and drive excellence while working with other developers and stakeholders of the platform
Install, configure, and manage platform-related infrastructure and cluster services in an enterprise environment to support container-based application virtualization via GitOps Design
Find opportunities for automation, improved system stability, and performance improvements
Lead the implementation of approved solutions, manage capacity, and ensure security policies are met
Able to take a "code first" approach to fully automate the deployment and management of cloud infrastructure and environments using Terraform and other tools
Influence CDN and Edge Compute roadmaps and support/enforce adherence to technical roadmaps and technical standards through interacting/collaborating with application teams/product owners
Drive business value through innovation and architect new CDN and Edge Compute solutions
Interact with development teams to assist with onboarding to the platform and utilizing ecosystem development tools
Advanced ability to troubleshoot an application load balancer following OSI Layer principles
Support development pipelines using tools like Tekton, Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, and Sonatype Nexus
Perform general technical troubleshooting and consult with development teams
Utilize correlated data sources to ensure maximum operational uptime and adherence to SLOs and SLAs
Partner with cross organizational teams to plan and implement applications that support business requirements
Produce and maintain system configuration documents and standards
Serve as a mentor and provide guidance to less experienced IT associates
Research new technologies/propose cost effective solutions, provide innovation within area of expertise, and facilitate team discussions/meetings
Recognized as expert in assigned discipline at Garmin and applies extensive technical expertise/analysis to initiatives, contributes input to broader technology solutions outside of discipline, and serves as a leader of change
Responsible for providing 24/7 on-call coverage on a rotating basis
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems or related field AND a minimum of 9 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
Experience with modern application cloud native development practices/application and systems architecture
Experience in shell scripting, Python, or Ansible development
Systematic problem-solving approach and a sense of ownership and drive
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as part of a team with direct responsibilities and communicate/collaborate effectively with teammates/internal clients
Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to changes in project scope
Ability to quickly learn new technologies
Possesses understanding of Cyber Security best practices
Desired Qualifications
Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
Experience with Apache Traffic Server
Experience with Citrix NetScaler, HA Proxy
Experience with CloudFlare technologies
Web Software Engineering Experience including web development and database knowledge
Exposure to public cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience with enterprise cloud solutions, like Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) cloud management, and IT automation
Experience supporting Microservice and Cloud-native applications in a CI/CD automated, multi-tenant application environment with multiple partners and use cases
Experience in delivering applications to production with software development technologies, frameworks, and API development experience
Some programming experience in a Linux/Windows environment with at least one language like Golang, Python, Java, JavaScript, Rust, Groovy, or C/C++
Some experience with CI/CD and developer tools like Jenkins, Nexus, Bitbucket (Git), and Harbor
Experience with observability / logging using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, Kafka, and Kabana
Experience working with enterprise level container-based systems (OpenShift, Docker, CRI-O, Kubernetes, etc.), including associated on-prem infrastructure with support dedicated to OpenShift Platform systems (OCP, OCS, HAProxy, etc.), service mesh
Good understanding of infrastructure such a network, storage, data retention, compute, load balancing, and virtualization
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
