Platform Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
3 hours ago
$100 USD
No H1B
Key skills
Kubernetes administrationK3sRKE2GKEEKSLinux fundamentalsNetworking fundamentalsRoutingDNSTCP/IPFirewall conceptsCilium CNIContainer networkingGitOps workflowsArgoCDFluxScriptingBashPythonGo programmingCloud platformsGCPAWSGoTerraformKubernetesAnsibleGitHubGitLabGitOpsService MeshFirewall
About this role
Perfect Timing Personnel Services is working with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to find a Kubernetes Platform Engineer for a one-year contract. This hands-on role involves managing Kubernetes platforms that support critical research and scientific networking systems, focusing on operations, administration, and improvements.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, patching, scaling, and capacity planning across on prem and cloud environments
- Administer and troubleshoot Kubernetes platforms using K3s, RKE2, GKE, and EKS
- Implement and maintain Cilium CNI and enforce secure network policies for multi tenant environments
- Troubleshoot complex cluster and networking issues including control plane failures, node issues, DNS, and service connectivity
- Manage etcd health, backups, and disaster recovery processes
- Collaborate with datacenter and network teams on infrastructure changes and maintenance windows
- Support development teams by reviewing deployment manifests and assisting with workload troubleshooting
- Contribute to internal developer platform initiatives and platform documentation, runbooks, and best practices
- Apply Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, Pod Security Standards, and secrets management
Requirements:
- 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Hands-on experience administering on premises Kubernetes (K3s, RKE2, or similar)
- Experience supporting cloud-managed Kubernetes environments (GKE and/or EKS)
- Strong Linux and networking fundamentals including routing, DNS, TCP/IP, and firewall concepts
- Experience with Cilium CNI or equivalent container networking solutions
- Familiarity with GitOps workflows and tools such as ArgoCD or Flux
- Scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, and/or Go
- Experience working in collaborative, production-focused engineering environments
- Cloud experience with GCP and/or AWS
- Go programming experience for platform tooling or operator development
- CKA or CKS certification
- Experience with BGP, IPv6 networking, or service mesh technologies
- Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or Ansible
- Experience supporting internal developer platforms or tools such as Backstage
- Strong familiarity with GitHub or GitLab workflows and code review practices