Technology Engineer Sr - Contractor

Position: Technology Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration : 12 Months Contract possible extension

Job Responsibilities:

1. Design, implement, and manage a service mesh architecture using Istio, with a focus on Istio solutions, ensuring compatibility with financial industry standards and regulatory requirements.
2. Configure and manage service-to-service communication using Envoy as a Layer 7-aware proxy, including advanced traffic management features such as routing, load balancing, and resiliency patterns like circuit breaking and retries.
3. Enforce security policies and secure communication between services using mTLS and Istio's policy enforcement capabilities, while adhering to financial sector security standards.
4. Monitor and analyze service mesh metrics, logs, and traces to improve observability, identify performance bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues effectively.
5. Collaborate with development, architecture, and operations teams to integrate applications seamlessly into the service mesh, with a focus on OpenShift and Azure cloud platforms, ensuring that the service mesh supports the company's cloud strategy.
6. Stay current with the latest service mesh technologies, best practices, and community developments to drive continuous improvement of the service mesh infrastructure.

Describe the must have technical skills/experience (ask for alternative/tool/version) of the position in priority order:

1. Proficiency in microservices architecture, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and cloud-native technologies, with a focus on OpenShift and Azure.
2. Experience with service mesh platforms like Istio, with a focus on Tetrate's Istio solutions
3. Familiarity with Layer 7-aware proxies like Envoy, HAProxy, NGINX with a focus on Envoy and understanding of their role in traffic management within a service mesh
4. Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, with a focus on open-source community collaboration.
5. Ability to analyze and optimize system performance, security, and reliability, with a focus on meeting the stringent requirements of the financial domain.
6. Experience with monitoring, logging, and tracing tools to improve observability

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.