Description A client of our is looking for a Sr. Platform Engineer to help assist with some of the general operational activities on the Kubernetes Team. This is a contract position to start but consultants always have the opportunity to go direct, so can be considered a Contract to Hire if all goes well between both parties. The client is currently working on a hybrid onsite setup with 2 days/ week in Okemos, MI. Job Description: Contributes to the design and implementation of a software engineering culture that unifies Application Development and Operations. Will assist in engineering solutions that maximize the throughput of code releases through automated, secure and portable tools and functions. Responsibilities: + Participates in the analysis, design and development of technical specifications, programming, and testing of DevOps components. + Participates in design and scripting reviews to ensure that design and enterprise programming standards and guidelines are followed. Assist with creating or updating the enterprise standards when gaps are identified. + Assists team members in issue resolution, scalability metrics, integration issues, and critical production issues as required. + Follows technology best practices and standards and escalates any issues as they deem appropriate. Follows architecture and design best practices + Responsible for assisting in configuration and scripting to implement fully automated infrastructure provisioning, image builds, and instance deployment capabilities. + Follows standard change control and configuration management practices. + Participates in 24-hour on-call rotation in support of the platform. Required Skills/Qualifications: • Drive and desire to automate repeatable processes • Excellent interpersonal skills and communication, as well as the willingness to collaborate with teams across the organization • Experience in DevOps practices, infrastructure, scripting/programming. • Linux/Unix OS experience • Rancher experience • ArgoCD Desired Skills/Qualifications: • KCNA, CKA, and/or CKAD certification • Experience working on maintaining Kafka • Experience working on maintaining Kong • Experience working with Kubernetes in an Enterprise environment • Working knowledge of cloud technologies (eg. OpenStack, Azure, Rancher, etc.), container concepts (eg. Docker), infrastructure deployment tools (eg. Ansible, Chef, Terraform), CI/CD tools (eg. ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) Skills DevOps, Cloud, infrastructure, Kubernetes, Linux, bash, terraform, KAFKA, CICD, Automation, containerization Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $75.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)• Short and long-term disability• Health Spending Account (HSA)• Transportation benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Okemos,MI. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 26, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.