Full-Time Kubernetes Engineer

The Digital Modernization Sector has an exciting career opportunity for a Kubernetes Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO to support the US Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), Operational Command and Control Acquisition Delta, known as Kobayashi Maru. This role is instrumental in the development and deployment of mission critical software for space defense, space domain awareness, and enabling data services.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and scaling using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and manage Helm charts for application deployment and configuration management.
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Monitor and troubleshoot Kubernetes workloads, networking, and persistent storage solutions.
• Implement Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, network policies, and container runtime security.
• Optimize performance and reliability of containerized applications in distributed systems.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to enhance DevOps workflows and cloud-native application delivery.
• Integrate Kubernetes with service meshes, logging, and observability tools such as Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack.
• Participate in system upgrades, disaster recovery planning, and compliance initiatives such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, and FedRAMP.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the organization.

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires BS and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Must have a DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) to start and maintain.
• Must have Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), and Azure Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or equivalent cloud certifications.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their Kubernetes services (EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Proficiency in containerization technologies like Docker and container runtime management.
• Solid understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Tekton.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes networking (Calico, Cilium, Istio, or Linkerd) and storage solutions (Ceph, Portworx, Longhorn).
• Expertise in monitoring and logging with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Golang for automation.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes security best practices, including Pod Security Standards, RBAC, and image scanning tools (Trivy, Aqua, or Falco).
• Experience with GitOps methodologies (ArgoCD, FluxCD).
• Knowledge of serverless computing and Kubernetes-based event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with service meshes and API gateways (Istio, Envoy, Traefik)
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform security tools and configurations.
• Proficiency in cloud security frameworks such as CSA CCM (Cloud Controls Matrix), FedRAMP, or similar.

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