Kubernetes Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

Responsibilities

The Kubernetes Engineer will be standing up an enclave which will be a Red Hat environment utilizing Kubernetes for deploying and managing applications. They will be responsible for standing up the Kubernetes environment as well as the management/administration of the environment over the lifecycle. This person should also have experience in Red Hat administration.

As a Kubernetes Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Design, Management, and Administration of Kubernetes environment

Configure Kubernetes deployments in order to meet relevant STIGs and the JSIG

Manage Red Had Linux systems in a software development or scientific computing environment

Recommend and implement Kubernetes cluster, to include utilization, number of workloads, etc.

Work with users to recommend containerization best practices for their workloads

Assist users in deployment of containerized workloads onto Kubernetes in scalable manners

Deploy support system applications onto Kubernetes like Red Hat IDM

Deploy highly utilized software onto Kubernetes in highly available manners like GitLab, and chat applications like Mattermost

Troubleshoot Kubernetes performance Issues

Develop example Kubernetes deployment packages, as well as container build pipelines

Assist with software selection for Kubernetes and container relevant workloads

Assist with the administration of container artifact management

Recommend and implement best practices for Kubernetes storage utilization.

Qualifications

Active TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility

Minimum of 2-3 years in deploying and managing Kubernetes environment.

No bachelor degree required. Experience (technical skills) is more critical.

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) Certification

Solid Linux background

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is highly desired but not required

Familiarization with Ansible, PostgreSQL, Scripting (BASH, Python, or Perl)

CompTIA Linux+, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is a plus

EEO Statement

EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status

Full-Time