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Kraken · 4 months ago

Site Reliability Engineer - Data Platform

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$110K/yr - $176K/yr

5+ years exp

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto for financial freedom and inclusion. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer specialized in Data Infrastructure, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of the data platform while collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement data infrastructure solutions.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereum

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design the data governance mechanisms that ensure our lakehouse is easy to interact with, secure and in compliance with all applicable regulations

Implement the infrastructure we use to ingest our data, store it, catalog it with the right metadata and capture its lineage

Provide a state-of-the-art suite of BI tools for multiple teams within the company

Guarantee the availability, high performance, scalability and cost efficiency of our data platform

Implement data infrastructure solutions (self service) that support the needs of 10+ business units and over 100 engineering and data analysts

Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to design, provision, and manage both on-premises and cloud (AWS) infrastructure components using tools such as Terraform

Develop and maintain automation scripts using bash/shell scripting and to automate operational tasks and deployments

Enhance and manage CI/CD pipelines to facilitate consistent software deployments across the data infrastructure

Implement robust data monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively detect anomalies and performance issues

Manage and implement role-based access control (RBAC) and permissions for a multitude of user groups and machine workflows across different environments

Manage and maintain real-time streaming data architecture using technologies like Kafka and Debezium Change Data Capture (CDC)

Ensure the timely and accurate processing of streaming data, enabling data analysts and engineers to gain insights from up-to-date information

Utilize Kubernetes to manage containerized applications within the data infrastructure, ensuring efficient deployment, scaling, and orchestration

Implement effective incident response procedures and participate in on-call rotations

Collaborate with data analysts, engineers, and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and implement appropriate solutions

Document architecture, processes, and best practices to enable knowledge sharing and support continuous improvement

Support AI/ML teams with their infra requests

Qualification

Site Reliability EngineeringData InfrastructureInfrastructure as CodeAWSKubernetesKafkaTerraformBash/Shell ScriptingProblem-solvingCollaboration

Required

Proven experience (5+ years) working as a Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Data Infrastructure Engineer, or similar roles, with a focus on data infrastructure and security

Experience with maintaining real-time data processing technologies, such as Kafka and Flink clusters and Debezium instances

Working experience in managing hybrid multi-tenant cloud systems particularly on AWS

Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt and Atlantis

Experience with containerization and orchestration tools, particularly Kubernetes, Nomad, and Docker

Solid understanding of bash/shell scripting and proficiency in at least one programming language (preferably Python or JVM languages)

Experience maintaining data-related technologies: Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, DBs, BI tooling

Experience solving data access management issues at large scale data-lake

Familiarity with CI/CD deployment pipelines and related tools

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems

Preferred

Experience with data-related technologies (databases, data lakes, airflow, spark) is a plus

Company

Kraken

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Kraken is a global cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets securely.

Founded in 1911

Remote First, US

1001-5000 employees

https://www.kraken.com/

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