Staff Cloud Engineer

Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

• Design and implement scalable and reliable cloud solutions on GCP / AWS.
• Collaborate with development teams to provide guidance and support in adopting cloud-native architectures and best practices.
• Deploy and manage cloud resources, including virtual machines, containers, and storage systems, to meet application requirements.
• Develop and automate infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment of cloud applications.
• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, including performance monitoring, log analysis, and incident response.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with data protection and privacy regulations.
• Collaborate with the operations team to define and implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
• Stay updated with the latest developments and advancements in GCP services and recommend their adoption when appropriate.
• Participate in capacity planning, performance optimization, and cost management activities.
• Provide technical expertise and support to internal teams and stakeholders regarding GCP-related initiatives.

• • 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering / SRE roles 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Demonstrable background in Prometheus/Grafana
  • Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer with experience in GCP and/or AWS
  • In-depth knowledge of GCP or AWS services, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine etc 
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Deployment Manager, or Cloud Deployment Manager.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Cloud Build).
  • Solid understanding of networking principles and experience with VPCs, VPNs, load balancers, and firewall rules.
  • Knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing security controls in a cloud environment.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Stackdriver, Prometheus, ELK stack).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a distributed environment.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams

• Mountain View, CA - Hybrid - 3 days per week 

What you will have at Harness

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Flexible work schedule
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
• Monthly internet reimbursement

• Harness Grabs a $150m Line of Credit
• Welcome Split!
• Harness Recognized in Inc.'s Best Workplace Awards 2022
• Harness on LinkedIn: America's Great Companies to Work For -- And What You Can Learn From
• #6 - Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2021 list
• #17 on Forbes Top 50 Cloud Companies to Work For
• #47 on LinkedIn’ Top 50 Companies to Work For
• #2 on Quartz 2021 list best places to work for remote workers
• 2021 Career Launching Companies List

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.