Kubernetes Platform Engineer (Remote) - 26573
United States of America
Full-time
3 weeks ago
$120,000 - $245,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
KubernetesGo programmingCloud technologies (AWS)Infrastructure as codeAPI developmentLinux systemsDebugging skillsDistributed systemsCI/CD pipelinesCommunication skillsGoAWSAzureGCPTerraformGitLabAgileCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment. They are seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to advance innovative technology solutions, focusing on Cloud technologies and Kubernetes, while collaborating with various engineering teams.
Responsibilities:
- The Control Plane team is responsible for the platform that other teams deploy their services to and delivering a solid product to our customers
- You’ll also get to work with engineers from other teams to build new features and capabilities
- Implement platform services in Kubernetes
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions
- Debug and troubleshoot critical technical issues
- Mentor new team members, both junior and senior
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
- Work with a distributed team of experienced engineers
- Collaborate with other engineering, QA and documentation teams to execute on product deliverables
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Security Clearance: A U.S. Government Secret level clearance is highly desired, but not required to start. Will be processed for a Secret clearance if candidate does not possess one; U.S. Citizenship required
- 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience
- Professional and in-depth experience with Go, with strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
- The ideal candidate is a strong systems integrator with an eye for opportunity to enhance, optimize, or increase robustness of an existing code base
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes and its ecosystem (i.e service meshes, scalability, volume management, etc.)
- Experience with working in a Kubernetes based environment
- Experience with developing and maintaining APIs
- The candidate should have experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) and be able to leverage modern tools to define, build and manage virtual infrastructure in the cloud (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Have a solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications and proficiency in scripting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Fully remote role, unless candidate is near one of our office locations: Columbia, MD, San Antonio, TX, Boise, ID, Greenville, SC and/or Augusta, GA. If near one of the Enlighten offices will be asked to come into the office some to interact with the local team (schedule depends on location/office cadence)
- Experience with Kubernetes Operators/Controllers development
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and communication between services
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab-CI)
- Understanding of agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites. (e.g., Youtrack, Gitlab, Nexus etc.)
- DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications may be required in this position as directed by the customer