Virta Health is pioneering a new standard of care for people to reclaim their lives. We are in the midst of a public health crisis: obesity rates are at an all-time high and over half of US adults have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and despite billions spent on new treatments, outcomes are largely worse. Virta reverses these diseases and delivers life-changing results by pairing individualized nutrition with ongoing care from a clinical support team. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives.
Virta is rapidly growing and investing heavily in our GCP-based Kubernetes infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to optimize our multi-cluster Kubernetes deployment, implement cutting-edge cloud infrastructure automation, and enhance security and performance. If you are passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering, join us to help scale our business and ensure continuous access to our life-changing treatment.
Responsibilities
As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Virta, you will support Virta’s engineers, patients, and clinical staff by ensuring our platform is ergonomic, highly available, and performant. Responsibilities include:
Design and architect scalable, resilient, and highly-available cloud infrastructure solutions on Google Cloud Platform using GKE.
Contribute to the evolution of a multi-cluster Kubernetes deployment.
Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform and Kubernetes controllers.
Implement monitoring solutions to track infrastructure performance and resource utilization, and apply optimization techniques to reduce costs.
Ensure that cloud infrastructure adheres to best practices for security and compliance, including monitoring for security vulnerabilities and implementing necessary measures.
Maintain lightweight, auto-generated documentation of infrastructure configurations and automation procedures.
Provide technical support and troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues, both during development and in production environments.
90 Day Plan
Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:
Gain a thorough understanding of Virta's system and network architecture.
Contribute to the ongoing development and optimization of our multi-cluster Kubernetes deployment.
Implement and refine monitoring and observability tools to enhance infrastructure visibility and performance.
Develop and start executing a plan to improve the scalability, reliability, and security of our GCP infrastructure.
Must-Haves
5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, bonus if that experience includes Anthos on GKE.
Development experience with Go and/or Python.
Hands-on experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation.
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform.
Strong knowledge of cloud security and compliance practices.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Values-driven culture
Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:
You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
You prioritize positive impact over busy work
You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience
You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
You take risks and rapidly iterate
Is this role not quite what you're looking for? Join our Talent Community and follow us on Linkedin to stay connected!As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.#LI-remoteVirta has a location based compensation structure.
Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. For this role, the compensation range is $164,996 - $213,090. Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page at: https://www.virtahealth.com/careers. #LI-remoteCompensation Range: $165K - $213.1K
