Gartner

Senior Software Engineer, AWS/Kubernetes - Cloud Center of Excellence

Gartner

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: IrvingConnecticutTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $154,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including application developers, operations engineers, and architects—to understand project requirements and translate them into automated solutions.
  • Support and enhance architecture, systems, processes, standards, and tools through collaboration and innovation.
  • Lead technical discussions to ensure solutions are designed for secure, highly available cloud deployments.
  • Design, implement, and maintain reusable compute, storage, network, and security components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Build reusable workflows and pipelines for application deployments.
  • Develop automation scripts to create scalable, resilient systems and infrastructure with a focus on immutability and containerization.
  • Implement and test automated backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures across multiple platforms.
  • Utilize CAPI (Cluster API) for automating Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management.
  • Champion security best practices in the Kubernetes environment by implementing robust RBAC controls, enforcing network policies, conducting regular vulnerability scans, and proactively monitoring for compliance and emerging threats.
  • Create and maintain clear documentation, runbooks, operational standards, and architecture diagrams.
  • Assist development teams in automating application configurations and maintaining the service catalog within the internal developer portal.
  • Ensure all solutions are cost-effective and instrumented for comprehensive monitoring.
  • Troubleshoot, resolve, and report issues in development, test, and production environments.
  • Design and deploy scalable, highly available distributed systems.
  • Continuously identify and adopt best practices to improve processes.
  • Mentor product teams and junior engineers on cloud technologies and DevOps practices.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in AWS cloud, Kubernetes, and DevOps roles.
  • Solid experience with containerized application builds and deployment orchestration using GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux CD.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure automation and management through GitOps (Terraform or Open Tofu).
  • Hands-on experience with CAPI (Cluster API) for Kubernetes cluster management is highly desirable.
  • Experience with Helm chart templating for Kubernetes application packaging and deployment.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native delivery tools (e.g., Argo CD/Rollouts, Kustomize, OCI) and related technologies.
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, Shell, Groovy, etc.).
  • AWS and Kubernetes certifications are a plus.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Limitless growth and learning opportunities
  • Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
  • A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
  • A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
  • Hybrid Work Environment - enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
  • 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
  • Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
  • 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
  • Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
  • Parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Gartner Gives Charity Match.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Infrastructure as CodeKubernetesAWSGitOpsTerraformCAPIHelmPythonShellGroovy
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationmentoringtroubleshootingprocess improvementdocumentationinnovationproblem-solvingcost-effectiveness
Certifications
AWS certificationKubernetes certification