Careers at WEKA

Weka is a fast-growing startup developing the world’s fastest and most scalable data platform. WEKA lives anywhere the data does, whether on-premises, in the public cloud, or in a hybrid environment, and was built from the ground up to meet the diverse needs of modern data workloads.

At Weka, we are constantly putting our technology and ourselves to the test to solve today’s biggest data storage challenges while enabling heightened productivity.

We currently enable Fortune500 companies to push the boundaries of what’s possible, achieve breakthrough innovations, and solve previously unsolvable problems. Want to join the ride?

What makes a Wekkie?

If you have a positive “can-do” attitude, a relentless curiosity about all things tech, and you thrive on pushing limits and breaking barriers, you’ll fit right in at Weka! 

We’re a super friendly bunch who support each other, promote best practices, and we always encourage collaboration and sharing ideas. Even on rainy days, our sunny spirits shine through. And as we grow, we’re inviting those who are like us to join in the fun!

What you'll be doing:

As a DevOps Engineer at Weka.IO, you play a critical role in ensuring the responsibility for building and setting up infrastructure utilizing knowledge in continuous integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD), Cloud technologies.

As a DevOps certification engineer, you’ll:

Job responsibilities:

• System Design and Architecture :
• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and efficient infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Engineering to identify certification requirements and methods of compliance
• Deployment and Management :
• Deploy and manage required setup, ensuring they are secure, robust, and optimized for performance.

• Develop and maintain the Certification Plan, Compliance Checklist.

• Monitoring and Logging :
• To ensure visibility into system health and performance.
• Monitor alerts and dashboards to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Performance Optimization :
• Analyse system performance and conduct tuning exercises to improve efficiency.
• Incident Management and Troubleshooting :
• Lead incident response efforts to quickly resolve outages and service interruptions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Security and Compliance :
• Implement security best practices in Physical and cloud environments, including secrets management and network policies.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational policies.
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) :
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code scripts to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline application delivery and updates.
• Continuous Improvement :
• Stay updated with the latest developments in Physical and cloud technologies.
• Continuously evaluate and improve processes, tools, and systems to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Documentation :
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure that operational documents are up-to-date for use by the team.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a computer science or engineering related field and 5-10 years of DevOps Engineer. - Must
Knowledge of Server, OS, NIC, Drive, OBS Certifications. Customer support experience or working on customer escalations highly desired - Must
Should be familiar with any of the public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, VMWare) - Must
Understanding of Networking, Firewalls, IPv4/IPv6, etc. - Must 
Knowledge and hands-on experience of deployment, setup and configuration of complex systems products. (storage domain will be highly preferred). - Must
Well versed with set up and configurations of operating systems. - Must
Strong knowledge in in Linux/UNIX computing environments. - Must 
Strong analytical and problem solving skills. 
Strong team player with good communication skills and should be self-starter
Excellent time management skills, with the ability to independently prioritize, multitask, and work under deadlines in a fast paced environment
Proficiency in Shell/Python programming language - Must

Concerned you don’t meet every qualification? Don’t let it stop you from applying!
WEKA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but don’t meet every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other positions at WEKA. WEKA is an equal-opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.