Senior Kubernetes Platform Administrator
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Senior Kubernetes Platform Administrator leading secure, automated Amazon EKS infrastructure for a federal healthcare modernization project. Mentoring engineers and supporting FISMA High compliance across distributed systems.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical lead for the Brain Team and provide subject matter expertise in Kubernetes architecture, networking, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering
- Mentor other engineers
- Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize production Kubernetes clusters running on Amazon EKS
- Manage node lifecycle, autoscaling, and capacity planning using Karpenter
- Lead Kubernetes networking initiatives using Cilium and Istio, including service mesh, ingress, network policies, and traffic management
- Develop and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
- Drive platform automation through GitOps, GitHub, and GitHub Actions
- Collaborate with development, security, and platform teams to deliver secure and scalable capabilities
- Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, and application issues across distributed systems
- Implement secure-by-default platform standards and operational controls supporting FISMA High compliance objectives
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot, to improve engineering productivity and platform automation
- Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and project success
Requirements:
- 8+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience, including 5+ years administering production Kubernetes environments
- Strong hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes architecture, and Linux administration
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes networking with hands-on experience using Cilium and Istio
- Strong experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and AWS cloud infrastructure
- Experience implementing GitOps workflows using GitHub and GitHub Actions
- Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail and technical documentation abilities
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience working in Agile software development teams and cross-functional technical environments
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Must successfully complete a background check
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required
- Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKS, or CKAD, and AWS or Terraform certifications
- Experience with Argo CD, Argo Rollouts, Kyverno, Kubernetes policy management, Helm, Kustomize, or Gateway API
- Experience implementing secure CI/CD and Continuous ATO (cATO) pipelines, container security and vulnerability scanning using Aqua or similar tools, and AWS security and compliance frameworks
- Experience with platform engineering, internal developer portals, and observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry
- Experience supporting FISMA or other regulated environments and working with cloud-native security and compliance requirements
- Must reside within the continental US
- Sponsorship is not offered
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k with Employer Match
- PTO + Federal Holidays
- Corporate Laptop
- Training Opportunities
- Remote Opportunity
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