Staffing - Systems Architect II

Contract Site Reliability Engineer Location: Remote. Candidates can live anywhere in the US but must be able to work 8am – 5pm/9am – 6pm EST. Max bill rate: ***/hr. Interview Process: Teams interview with manager, then teams interview with additional team members. Duration: 6 months, possible extension based on business need. Spotlight call to be held Wednesday 8/19 at 9:30am EST! Top requirements: Bachelors is preferred, but not required. Minimum of 5 years professional experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering roles. Candidates must have 5 years strong system administration with Linux! Rancher for Kubernetes experience is a must. Role Overview Join Corning's Model Operations and Deployment Engineering team at their flagship research facility, where your work will directly support groundbreaking materials science innovations. In this role, you will help maintain, enhance, and evolve the Kubernetes platforms that enable scientific and engineering teams to deploy, operate, and scale critical applications across both on-premises and cloud environments. Key Responsibilities Platform Operations: Maintain and enhance Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. Cluster Management: Support provisioning, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters managed through Rancher. Linux Systems Administration: Provide deep technical expertise in Linux-based systems, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, automation, and operational support. Infrastructure as Code: Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions to standardize and automate platform deployment and management, with a preference for Cluster API (CAPI)-based approaches. GitOps and Deployment Automation: Support and improve GitOps workflows using ArgoCD to manage cluster and application configuration in a consistent, auditable manner. Collaboration: Work closely with developers, scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable platform services and translate operational needs into sustainable engineering solutions. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve platform resilience, observability, security, and maintainability through automation and modern SRE practices. Qualifications Required Education: BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field preferred; or equivalent professional experience. Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering roles. Hands-on experience operating and supporting Kubernetes platforms in production environments. Strong experience managing Kubernetes clusters in both on-premises and cloud-based environments. Strong Linux systems administration skills, including troubleshooting, scripting, networking, and system performance analysis. Experience with Rancher for Kubernetes cluster management and platform operations. Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code solutions for platform provisioning and lifecycle management. Demonstrated success working in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban). Technical Skills: Kubernetes: Cluster operations, upgrades, networking, storage, troubleshooting, and workload support. Platform Management: Rancher or similar Kubernetes management platforms. Linux: Advanced administration of Linux/Unix systems. Infrastructure as Code: Strong IaC experience; Cluster API (CAPI) preferred. GitOps/CI-CD: ArgoCD, Git version control, and deployment automation practices. Scripting/Automation: Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages for automation and operational tooling. This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position, however, as a supplier your expected pay range may differ: ***/hour-***/hour. Benefits: It is recommended that employers include a general description of any health or compulsory benefits for compliance with Pay Transparency laws EEO: "Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans." Mindlance