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Kubernetes Platform Engineer

TS/SCI w/ PolyAnnapolis Junction, MD· Onsite· full-time· $200k – $210k

Experience required

  • No degree: 11+ years
  • Associate's: 11+ years
  • Bachelor's: 6+ years
  • Master's: 6+ years
  • PhD: 6+ years

About the role

Active TS/SCI w/Polygraph REQUIRED Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance.

Telework: None

  • Security+ Certification
  • 6 years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
  • 5 additional years of experience as a software engineer may be substituted for a degree

Responsibilities

  • The Software Integration Engineer shall be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE).
  • The CCE provides secure, multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters operating within a Linux-based infrastructure.
  • Tasking shall ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements.
  • Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools
  • Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman
  • Demonstrated experience administrating and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads (ingress, performance, networking, storage, etc.)
  • Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools including Ansible
  • Experience writing, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts
  • Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus /Grafana
  • Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration
  • Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
  • Experience working in a DevOps environment that uses Agile principles and methodologies
  • Experience with or willingness to learn development of Python applications (REST services, microservices, etc.)
  • CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)

Compensation

Posted Annualized Salary: $200,000 – $210,000