Jobs / Global Relay
Kubernetes/ DevOps System Administrator
Global Relay · Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, CanadaExp: 3+ yrs65,000-130,000 CAD/yearlyOnsite
Remuneration
65,000-130,000 CAD/yearly
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Global Relay is seeking a highly motivated Kubernetes/DevOps System Administrator to join their infrastructure team. The role involves architecting, deploying, and automating on-premises Kubernetes clusters, including infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD integration, and cluster lifecycle management. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kubernetes and a strong interest in automation, performance, and security.
Benefits
Competitive compensationComprehensive extended health benefits programVirtual healthcareWellness allowanceAnnual vacation daysPaid sick daysMaternity/parental enhancement programBonusRRSP contribution matching programSubsidized meal program
Qualifications
- 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals (control plane, scheduler, kubelet)
- Experience with on-premises Kubernetes (e.g., kubeadm, RKE, OpenShift) and/or managed services (EKS, GKE, AKS)
- Proficiency in Linux systems administration and containerization (Docker)
- Experience automating manual tasks using scripting (Bash, Python) and configuration management tools (Ansible)
- Problem-solver who takes initiative and is proactive
- Comfortable analyzing open-source code to find answers
- Ability to analyze complex systems and problems and express them simply
- Experience troubleshooting networking issues
- Experience working in Agile-based teams
- Self-motivated in team-based projects
- Well-organized, thorough, and detail-oriented
- Ability to prioritize conflicting demands and tasks while considering the bigger picture
- Confident in voicing opinions, asking questions, and suggesting better solutions constructively
- Enjoys collaborating with others, including cross-functional teams, to implement automated, scalable, stable, and efficient infrastructure
- Completion of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam (nice to have)
- Experience working within on-premise infrastructure (nice to have)
- Understanding of software delivery practices such as feature toggling and no-downtime deployment (nice to have)
- Experience researching and advising on new technology implementations (nice to have)
Responsibilities
- Deploy, manage, and maintain highly available Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud)
- Automate cluster provisioning, upgrades, patching, and scaling
- Configure and manage networking, storage, ingress, and namespaces within Kubernetes
- Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for clusters and workloads
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to pods, nodes, control plane components, and application deployments
- Document infrastructure, configurations, and operational processes
- Participate in on-call rotation and incident response processes
- Automate tasks
- Assist in the design of Kubernetes infrastructure
- Assist in the provisioning of Kubernetes infrastructure
- Identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and correct system-related issues
- Monitor and review dashboards, logs, and critical alerts
- Provide ongoing operational support and collaborate on issue resolution
- Manage and administer incident, problem, and service request queues
- Develop and maintain system use guides, run books, and documentation
- Evaluate and determine opportunities for automation and implementation
Skills
AKSAnsibleBashDockerEKSGKEKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPython
Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Languages
BashPython
Work schedule
On-call rotation
Relocation
No