Fleet Engineer – Edge Computing & Device Management

Role Descriptions:

• 8 years of experience managing Linux-based edge device fleets.
• Hands-on experience with fleet management tools like BalenaCloud balenaCLI metropolis and container-based deployments
• Strong experience with Docker containers and Docker Compose
• CI/CD pipeline implementation using tools such as GitLab CI/CD GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Container image build optimization and deployment control using Git
• Strong Linux administration skills (Ubuntu Debian Raspberry Pi OS)
• Device troubleshooting remote diagnostics and log analysis
• Shell scripting (Bash)
• Network configuration and security for remote edge devices
• Python for automation deployment tools and monitoring
• API integration and automation scripting

Good-to-Have

• Experience integrating edge devices with cloud platforms such as:
• Azure IoT
• AWS IoT
• Google Cloud IoT
• Understanding of VPNs firewalls proxies and secure communications
• Familiarity with MQTT REST APIs WebSockets
• Air-gapped/offline deployment strategies
• Kubernetes/K3s at the edge
• Device security certificate management and secure boot
• Observability tools (Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack)
• Experience with ARM-based devices (Raspberry Pi Jetson etc..)SNResponsibility of / Expectations from the Role 1
• Provision configure and onboard edge devices into BalenaCloud fleets.
• Manage device lifecycle activities including registration updates maintenance and decommissioning.
• Deploy and monitor containerized applications across distributed edge device fleets.
• Configure fleet-wide environment variables device settings and application releases.
• Plan and execute OTA (Over-the-Air) software and firmware updates with minimal operational disruption.