Who we are:

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

We encourage you to apply if your qualifications and experience are a good fit for any of our openings.

Your role:

On premise (’on-prem’) vanilla Kubernetes is the strategic hosting platform for Global Relay’s micro services, as such we are looking for a strong and established hands-on lead to continue to build our in-house global Kubernetes capability. As part of this role you and your team will be responsible for the reliability and smooth operation of production, development, and test environments incorporating automation and best practices to improve reliability and efficiency. The role involves cross-team collaboration and communication; you will be working closely with key stakeholders including our security team to ensure that cross functional requirements are met. This is an opportunity to influence the design and implementation of systems at scales that many do not get a chance to work at.

Your responsibilities:

Given the varied nature of the role, your time will be split working across the following areas:

Automation: Researching, innovating and developing tools & frameworks to enhance our Kubernetes clusters
Operations: Monitor and ensure smooth operation of production , development and test environments by executing common sysadmin (system administration) tasks and automating repetitive tasks, including onboarding of new applications. Ensuring underlying infrastructure whether its bare metal or virtualised is efficiently utilized while also driving capacity planning to ensure our platforms meet the demands of our growing capability
Service reliability: Provide support and troubleshooting when required by reviewing dashboards and logs to ensure system issues are timely addressed
Platform interoperability: Work with other platform teams to maximise the benefit of Kubernetes to facilitate highly scalable solutions
Technical leadership: Setting the strategic goals of our in house Kubernetes platform, ensuring scaling, efficiency and security needs are met through the activities of you and your team. Advising others of Kubernetes best current practices and guiding architectural design and security initiatives
People management: Ensuring the team maintains high motivation, working on the highest value priorities while also conducting regular 1 to 1’s , coaching, guidance and performance management activities to develop your staff and maximise their potential.

Some of the technologies that you will interact with include:

Build & Deployment Automation such as Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible, ArgoCD
Containerization/Virtualization (Docker/Podman, VMware)
Instrumentation & Monitoring (Loki, Grafana, Mimir, Prometheus)
Languages/Scripts: Python, Bash, Java

Where you have knowledge gaps, training and shadowing opportunities will be provided.

About you:

You have an automation-first mindset. You enjoy sharing your knowledge and have a thirst for expanding your own technical horizons. You are able to work under pressure and you are a keen problem solver with a drive for finding efficient solutions to challenging problems.

A minimum of 6 years Kubernetes experience - with understanding on the core components of Kubernetes and how it is installed from scratch
A minimum of 2 years working as a team lead
You are comfortable collaborating with cross functional areas
Strong security awareness including security best practices surrounding Kubernetes
Hands on experience in with Python
You are comfortable working in a cross geographic team.
Understanding of computer science fundamentals like threading, OOP and more
Understanding of software systems concepts such as networking, firewalls, protocols, databases and more
Some understanding of software delivery practices such as Git branching models and configuration management
Experience with:
- Linux, Bash
- CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or similar
- Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible or Puppet
- Containerisation/Virtualization technology such as Docker, Podman, VMware
- Load balancing tools such as HA-Proxy, Nginx or F5

Nice to haves:

Completion of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam
Familiar with Kelsey High Tower’s installation of Kubernetes ’the hard way’
Experience in working in a highly regulated environment
Experience in working within on-premise infrastructure
Understanding of software delivery practices such as feature toggling, no-downtime deployment
Experience with Java
Well versed in using GitOps practices to deploy configuration changes to Kubernetes Clusters.

What you can expect:

At Global Relay, there’s no ceiling to what you can achieve. It’s the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You’ll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You’ll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you’ll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it’s flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.

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