Booz Allen HamiltonRemote
Kubernetes Platform Engineer, Senior
United States of America
Full Time
2 weeks ago
$87,000 - $198,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
KubernetesDockerRancherHelmEKSCephContainerization TechnologiesMicro-service Network ArchitectureCI/CD ToolsGitLabStorage AdministrationNetworking AdministrationNetwork AnalysisSystem Availability ReviewsRisk AssessmentsHybrid Cloud MigrationAir-gapped EnvironmentsAutomation ScriptingAnsible PlaybooksLinux AutomationWindows PowerShellAPI IntegrationsSystems EngineeringDoD 8570 IAT Level II CertificationTS/SCI ClearancePythonPowerShellAnsibleGitJiraConfluenceAgileCI/CDLeadershipCollaboration
About this role
Booz Allen Hamilton is looking for a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to operate and maintain distributed and managed platform services. The role includes automating installations, managing software releases, and collaborating with cloud architects to develop secure containerized solutions for national security mission sets.
Responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain distributed and managed platform services, including automating the installation, configuration, and ongoing support of system components
- Tune systems for performance, reliability, and efficiency
- Plan and manage software releases and feature deployments
- Support users through platform consolidation and optimization efforts
- Administer server hardware and software, enforce security best practices and procedures, and troubleshoot and resolve system issues
- Stay current with operating systems, software analysis techniques, and emerging technologies, and proactively research and recommend future technical directions or projects to leadership
- Provide technical expertise and guidance in the development or modification of software programs and applications to improve overall platform and operating system performance
- Collaborate with fellow cloud architects and engineers specializing in hybrid cloud and edge-based platforms to develop, test, and deploy secure containerized solutions
Requirements:
- Experience with containerization technologies, micro-service network architecture, and CI/CD tools, including GitLab
- Experience administering storage and networking environments and performing network and requirement analysis, system availability reviews, and risk assessments
- Experience managing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining platforms and integration tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, Helm, EKS, and Ceph
- Experience migrating applications in hybrid cloud, disconnected, or air-gapped environments
- Experience writing automation and provisioning scripts such as Ansible playbooks, Linux automation, Windows PowerShell, and basic API integrations
- Experience operating at a high technical level across all phases of systems engineering activities
- Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers
- TS/SCI clearance
- HS diploma or GED
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification
- 5+ years of experience with general IT or software engineering
- Experience supporting enterprise air-gapped environments
- Experience working in Agile environments using collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Discourse, or RocketChat
- Experience with configuration management and Git-centric CI/CD workflows such as GitLab
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code environments and practices
- Experience with cloud-hosted environments and associated service dependencies
- Knowledge of enterprise IT systems and modernization strategies
- Knowledge of Python scripting, Ansible playbooks, and basic API or automation scripting
- DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification