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Athena

Staff Engineer, Infrastructure

Athena, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306

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Role Overview

The Infrastructure Staff Engineer will spearhead Athena’s infrastructure initiatives, focusing on creating a robust, scalable, and efficient environment that supports the organization's computing needs. This role demands a high level of expertise in cloud platforms along with a deep understanding of distributed systems, site reliability engineering (SRE), observability, and DevOps practices. Responsibilities

Infrastructure Strategy: Develop and implement an infrastructure strategy that leverages GCP’s offerings to meet the current and future demands of Athena's product and service offerings. Cloud Management: Lead efforts in cloud resource management, ensuring cost-effective and efficient utilization of GCP services. Distributed Systems: Design and optimize distributed systems for high availability, scalability, and resilience. SRE and DevOps Integration: Incorporate SRE and DevOps methodologies into the infrastructure management process, focusing on automation, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Observability: Establish comprehensive monitoring and observability frameworks to proactively detect and resolve infrastructure issues. Tooling: Identify and implement development tools that enhance productivity and streamline workflows. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with software engineering teams to ensure infrastructure supports the seamless deployment and operation of applications. Mentorship and Leadership: Mentor and provide technical guidance to infrastructure team members, promoting skill development and knowledge sharing. Qualifications

Experience: 10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with a strong emphasis on GCP and distributed systems. Cloud Expertise: Proficiency with GCP services, tools, and best practices for cloud infrastructure management. SRE and DevOps Practices: Extensive experience with SRE and DevOps principles, including infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, automation, and configuration management. Observability: In-depth knowledge of logging, monitoring, alerting, and telemetry solutions. Technical Acumen: Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to devise and implement efficient solutions to complex infrastructure challenges. Communication: Strong communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with various stakeholders and conveying technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Leadership Skills: Proven leadership abilities, with experience guiding and growing a team of infrastructure engineers. Education: A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a relevant field. Relevant industry certifications in GCP or cloud architecture are highly desirable. Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Information Technology Industries

Business Consulting and Services

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