TITLE: Senior Platform Engineer (SaaS)
POSITION TYPE: Full Time (W2)
LOCATION: Remote
ABOUT
WorldLink:
WorldLink
is a rapidly growing information technology company at
the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom
software development to cloud hosting, from big data
to cognitive computing, we help companies harness
and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital
technologies to create value and grow.
Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard Play hard. A place to
dream and do. These are just a few words that describe
what life is like at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of
experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and
learning.
We take
pride in our employees and their future with continued
growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a
competitive group that like to win. We're grounded by
humility and driven by ambition. We're passionate, and
we love tough problems and new challenges. You don't
hear a lot of "I don't know how" or "I
can't" at WorldLink. If you are passionate about
what you do and having fun while doing it; tired of rigid
and strict work environments and would like to work in a
non-bureaucratic startup cultural environment, WorldLink may
be the place for you.
WHO
we’re looking for:
We are
looking for a Senior Platform Engineer (SaaS) to join the Runtime Platform Group and be responsible for building the FedRAMP-authorized environment for U.S. Federal Government
projects.
You will be on a team building a secure, compliant SaaS platform
for Federal government-led construction projects. This will involve building cloud
infrastructure and deploying cloud-native applications and services in a dedicated environment
that meets all controls for, and is authorized for use at, the FedRAMP Moderate level. You will report to the Runtime Platform Software Architect and will be based remotely
within the Continental United States.
Role
and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to define, build, and document the cloud compute, storage, and network resources needed to run our SaaS platform in an AWS Govcloud region.
- Continually ensure our processes and results comply with the FedRAMP Moderate level of controls.Deploy and configure business-critical platform services for networking, secrets, observability, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Build and support CI/CD systems for rapidly deploying cloud infrastructure in a highly secure environment.
- Engineer resilient systems that support 24x365 uptime at a 99.95% availability level.
- Build and test disaster recovery mechanisms for systems and data.
Required Experience and Education:
- 6+ years platform development experience, at least some of which are in a moderate-to-large-scale environment (>1000 hosts, petabytes of data).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Extensive experience with AWS cloud services, including IAM, EC2, EKS, VPC inter networking, RDS, and ElastiCache.
- Proficient with Terraform.
- Proficient with Kubernetes and Helm. Proficiency with ArgoCD is a plus.
- Confident in one or more common platform software development languages such as Python, Golang, or Ruby.
- Familiarity with cloud observability, logging, and telemetry.
- Experience working in an Agile Environment.
Necessary Skills and Attributes:
-
Self-motivated
individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or
independent environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong
organization skills.
- Ability to work in a
fast-paced environment.
- Limited supervision
and the exercise of discretion.
Physical Demands:
The
physical demands described here are representative of
those that must be met by contract employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the contract employee is
occasionally required to stand, clean, crawl, kneel, sit,
sort, hold, squat, stoop, stand, twist the body, walk, use
hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or
controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or ladders
and scaffolding, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include
ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the
eye. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display
terminal between 50% - 95% of work time, including prolonged
periods of time. Requires considerable (90%+) work utilizing
high visual acuity/detail, numeric/character distinction, and
moderate hand/finger dexterity.
Performs
work under time schedules and stress which are normally
periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive deadlines,
intellectual challenge, some language barriers, and project
management deadlines. May require working additional time
beyond normal schedule and periodic travel.
WHAT
we’ll bring:
During
your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the
details of our industry-competitive benefits and career
development opportunities. A few highlights
include:
-
Medical
Plans
- Dental
Plans
- Vision Plan
- Life &
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Short-Term
Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Critical Illness/ Accident/ Hospital Indemnity/ Identity
Theft Protection
- 401(k)
WHAT
you should know:
Our
success begins and ends with our people. We embrace
diverse perspectives and value unique human
experiences. WorldLink is an Equal Employment
Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment
at WorldLink is decided on the basis of
qualifications, merit, and business need. We endeavor
to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by
highlighting opportunities for all people. WorldLink
considers applicants for all positions without regard to
race, color, religion or belief, sex, (including pregnancy and
gender identity), age, national origin, political affiliation,
citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status,
genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity,
physical or mental disability or any other characteristic
protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need
assistance with any part of the application process should
contact us.
This
job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities
and duties of the role but is not designed to be a
comprehensive list of all.
