Fleet Engineer – Edge Computing & Device Management

Fleet Engineer – Edge Computing & Device Management

Minneapolis, MN

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 practices
• Version 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.)

Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role:

• 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.