DevOps Engineer - Edge Services
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Description
Join the Edge Services team to automate, operate, and support
global CDN, DNS, Load-balancing, and Proxy platforms serving millions of users.
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In this role, you will maintain and deploy critical infrastructure components and work across Linux systems and network infrastructure to ensure uptime and scalability. You’ll
collaborate with developers, SREs, and network engineers to set guardrails (testing,
security, rollout policy), instrument systems for visibility, and continuously improve
release practices. You will also share responsibility for on-call support, responding to
incidents in real time and helping drive post-incident improvements to strengthen
reliability.
- Good understanding of Linux systems, basic production troubleshooting, and core networking concepts (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, Proxy)
- Some hands-on experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
- Familiar with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Comfortable supporting on-call rotations, assisting with alerting improvements, and contributing to post-incident reviews
- Familiarity with CDN, DNS, and proxies/load balancers
- Exposure to CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
- Some experience with physical server hardware, including configuration, deployment, firmware updates, or hardware troubleshooting
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience; certifications such as RHCSA/LPIC and CKA is a plus.
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