[Remote] Application Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kforce has a client in Salt Lake City, UT that is seeking an experienced Application Engineer. This role will support the design, deployment, optimization, and maintenance of modern application platforms and infrastructure, focusing on containerized environments, cloud technologies, application performance, and platform reliability.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, deployment, optimization, and maintenance of modern application platforms and infrastructure
• Focus on containerized environments, cloud technologies, application performance, and platform reliability
• Combine DevOps, platform engineering, and application support expertise with a passion for building scalable, secure, and highly available systems

Skills

• 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Systems Administration, or Application Engineering
• Experience deploying, maintaining, and scaling enterprise applications
• Hands-on experience with containers, Kubernetes, and Helm
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools
• Experience with application monitoring and observability platforms
• General cloud platform knowledge
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, and load balancing
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of security fundamentals, including certificates, TLS, and secrets management
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Neo4j or other graph database technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes distributions such as RKE2, OpenShift, or similar platforms
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with Container Storage Interface (CSI) implementations, such as Portworx
• Experience supporting cloud migration initiatives
• Familiarity with Splunk, AppDynamics, or similar monitoring tools
• Exposure to API management platforms and gateway technologies

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave

Company Overview

Dice is a job-searching platform for technology professionals. It is a sub-organization of DHI Group. It was founded in 1990, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.dice.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Dice has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 5 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.