Systems Engineer

  • Sunnyvale
  • Inspyr Solutions
Location: Cupertino, CA (Hybrid, 3 days on site 2 remote)
Duration: 6-9 months with possibility of extensions
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S
ABOUT THIS FEATURED:
The Systems Engineer will join the team and be responsible for managing and executing the release process for a research cloud project, ensuring smooth and timely deployments
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR:
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand release requirements. You will implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for efficient and automated software delivery. You will utilize AWS services to optimize the release process and infrastructure. You will be building Grafana dashboards from scratch and implementing and assisting with them across teams. You will troubleshoot and resolve release-related issues in a timely manner. You will contribute to Site Reliability Engineering operations, monitoring, and alerting. You will be expected to drive automation initiatives to enhance release efficiency. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You should also be proactive and able to take initiative in a dynamic environment with an emphasis on a positive attitude and a collaborative approach.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:
  • 4+ years experience with Grafana:
  • Design and develop Grafana dashboards from scratch, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in visualizing metrics and KPIs.
  • Integrate multiple data sources into a single Grafana dashboard, providing a unified view of system performance and health.
  • Implement version control for Grafana dashboards, ensuring changes are tracked and managed systematically.
  • Identify stress situations through Grafana metrics and implement proactive measures to mitigate potential issues.
  • Utilize Grafana in deployment scenarios to monitor and optimize system performance during and post-deployment phases.
  • Monitoring and Alerting Tools:
  • Tool Examples: Datadog, Grafana, New Relic, Zabbix Prometheus, etc
  • Develop comprehensive monitoring solutions for data storage platforms, ensuring real-time visibility into performance and availability.
  • Define and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with business goals and technical requirements.
  • Classify monitoring areas into performance, availability, scalability, and reliability, establishing tailored strategies for each category.
  • Implement alerting mechanisms based on predefined thresholds and anomaly detection to ensure timely response to issues.
  • AWS CloudWatch and Data Stores:
  • Leverage AWS CloudWatch to monitor AWS services and custom applications, exposing essential KPIs and metrics for performance evaluation.
  • Configure CloudWatch Logs for insightful analysis and troubleshooting, ensuring actionable insights into system behavior.
  • Optimize data store performance on AWS, utilizing CloudWatch metrics to fine-tune resource allocation and enhance scalability.

NICE TO HAVE:
1. How to deploy Grafana in AWS, Grafana Admin experience
Our benefits package includes: (EXCLUDE on perm placements)
  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • ...and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions
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