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Platform Engineer (Observability) at Evolent in Remote
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Job Description
Your Future Evolves Here
Evolent partners with health plans and providers to achieve better outcomes for people with most complex and costly health conditions. Working across specialties and primary care, we seek to connect the pieces of fragmented health care system and ensure people get the same level of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.
Evolent employees enjoy work/life balance, the flexibility to suit their work to their lives, and autonomy they need to get things done. We believe that people do their best work when they're supported to live their best lives, and when they feel welcome to bring their whole selves to work. That's one reason why diversity and inclusion are core to our business.
Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a member of the Platform Engineering organization, you will be part of a team responsible for managing the large footprint of our application suite and cloud infrastructure.
We are transforming the way we manage cloud infrastructure and application reliability, your role as a Platform Engineer with a sharp focus on observability is instrumental in our success. This role is for you If you are interested in becoming part of our high-performance team.
Responsibilities:
Engineer and manage observability solutions using OpenTelemetry to monitor and trace application performance.
Contribute to Evolent’s Internal Developer Platform built on Backstage technology via hands on code writing.
Deploy and manage containerization solutions using platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes, with a strong focus on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Apps (ACA).
Monitor the health and performance of containers and resolve any issues that arise.
Partner with DevOps in advancing Infra as Code and Config as Code discipline.
Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and actually address root cause to prevent future occurrence of same problem.
Follow security best practice to ensure containerized workloads are fully secure.
Required Experience:
3+ years of hands-on Azure and 5+ years of overall cloud-native experience.
Demonstrated motivation to develop coding skills and proficiency in multiple programming languages.
Strong understanding of OpenTelemetry and experience in implementing observability solutions.
Expertise in multiple APM tools: Prometheus, Elastic, Dynatrace, DataDog.
Proficient in TypeScript and React for building internal platform UIs or developer portal.
Proven experience in deploying and managing container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker.
Deep understanding of deployment methodologies for Kubernetes, preferably ArgoCD and Helm.
Experience with other Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure Service Fabric.
Passion and creativity for Automation using tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
Experience in working with GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
Expertise in at least one of these scripting/configuration languages: PowerShell, YAML, HCL, Python.
Experience leveraging agile methodology (i.e., Scrumban) to manage project work.
Highly effective communicator with a strong commitment to transparency.
To ensure a secure hiring process we have implemented several identity verification steps, including submission of a government issued photo ID. We conduct identity verification during interviews, and final interviews may require onsite attendance. All candidates must complete a comprehensive background check, in-person I-9 verification, and may be subject to drug screening prior to employment. The use of artificial intelligence tools during interviews is prohibited and monitored. Misrepresentation will result in immediate disqualification from consideration.
Technical Requirements:
We require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 Mbps and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router.
Evolent is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact recruitingteam@evolent.com for further assistance.
The expected base salary/wage range for this position is $120,000 - 135,000. As part of our total compensation package, Evolent is proud to offer comprehensive benefits (including health insurance benefits) to qualifying employees. All compensation determinations are based on the skills and experience required for the position and commensurate with experience of selected individuals, which may vary above and below the stated amounts.