Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Job Overview

Federato is on a mission to defend the right to efficient, equitable insurance for all. We enable insurers to provide affordable coverage to people and organizations facing the issues of today - the climate crisis, cyber-attacks, social inflation, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand infrastructure requirements and develop scalable solutions.
• Design, implement, and manage robust, scalable, and highly available infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, adhering to best practices to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Develop Kubernetes Scaling tooling to help control costs and manage Pod resource limits.
• Implement GitOps practices using tools such as ArgoCD for managing Kubernetes configurations.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing, building, and deployment.
• Utilize Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Explore alternative Terraform Automation and Collaboration Software to HCP Terraform.
• Managing Kafka for event streaming, and potentially building internal tooling around Kafka for enhanced functionality.
• Lead efforts in building and setting up observability and monitoring stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager for comprehensive visibility into infrastructure and application-level metrics.
• Support Security function in maintaining compliance with SOC2 Type 2 and ISO27001 requirements and contribute to the ongoing improvement of compliance processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues and OpsGenie pages promptly, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
• Document infrastructure configurations, processes, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a similar role.
• Strong proficiency in GCP services and Kubernetes administration including building and maintaining Helm Charts.
• Experience with GitOps principles and tools, such as ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions workflows.
• Well versed with Terraform.
• Familiarity with Kafka, including setup and management (bonus).
• Expertise in building and setting up observability and monitoring stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager.
• Knowledge of SOC2 Type 2 compliance requirements and experience in implementing compliance measures (bonus).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a small team environment.

About Federato

Here at Federato, your capabilities are important, but culture fit is quintessential. We move fast, are eager to listen to our users, take a first principles approach to solving problems, and value learning and the ability to change our minds. Most importantly, we're here to have fun. Our ability to make a difference starts with our people.

Benefits

We would love to work with you! We are an equal-opportunity employer.