Responsibilities

• Kubernetes Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across various environments (on-premises, cloud, hybrid) as a Kubernetes platform Engineer.
• Platform Optimization: Optimize Kubernetes clusters for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Implement best practices for resource management and cluster tuning.
• Automation and CI/CD Integration: Develop and maintain automation tools and scripts for Kubernetes cluster deployments.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the health and performance of the Kubernetes environment. Diagnose and resolve issues related to Kubernetes clusters, applications, and services.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure Kubernetes clusters adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements. Implement access controls, network policies, and vulnerability management strategies.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development and operations teams to understand requirements and provide support for containerized applications. Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Kubernetes infrastructure, processes, and procedures. Provide training and support to team members as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with exposure to Infrastructure or systems-level development.
• 3+ years of experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.
• Education: Software Engineering, Computer Science degree or equivalent
• Good level of understanding of Kubernetes APIs, operators, and controllers.
• Exposure to Docker, and other container runtimes.
• Knowledge of tools such as Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Experience with open-source orchestrators like Rancher or KubeSphere.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
• Experience with RKE2 implementation or exposure to K8s in Government a big plus.
• Secret Clearance Required

Nice to have

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) and Kubernetes service offerings (EKS, AKS, GKE) is a plus.
• Kubernetes administration certification is a plus.
• Experience with Infrastructure as code (Puppet, Chef, Ansible) and/or immutable infrastructure
• Sysadmin level experience with Linux, Windows, Virtualization
• Ability to share, mentor, give and receive code review feedback openly, honestly, and fairly.
• Problem solving/troubleshooting mindset, customer oriented and results focused.
• Strong written and verbal communication.