AWS Kubernetes Engineer (Multi-Cloud Experience Preferred)
About Northcross Group
Northcross Group (NCG) is a professional services firm specializing in merger and acquisition integrations system modernization and compliance programs for clients in the private and public sectors. We provide industry-specific business solutions and understand the importance of providing the same level of care to the people who will use it and the underlying data. These fundamentalstechnology data and peopleare all a part of the equation for success. We work with clients in the banking/finance healthcare transportation manufacturing technology and federal markets.
NCG develops tooling and automated platforms to support its professional services practices and is in the process of deploying a SaaS platform that will make some of its tooling available to broader markets. We have an internal development team that develops maintains and continuously improves our automation.
Opportunity Description
The AWS Kubernetes Engineer must have demonstrated experience and the ability to design manage and support Kubernetes environments within Amazon Web Services along with broader cloud infrastructure including Compute networking and database services. Daily tasks will include cluster monitoring infrastructure configuration and troubleshooting as needed while ensuring that best practices security standards and compliance methodologies are followed.
Strong verbal and written communication skills are required including the ability to effectively format and deliver information to the appropriate audience (e.g. technical executive and client). Experience with multi-cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as well as familiarity with cloud-native tools and DevOps practices is preferred.
All applicants must be able to undergo a successful background check. The position will be based out of either NCGs Portland Maine Marquette Michigan or Arlington Virginia offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design implement and manage Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
- Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
- Architect and manage core AWS infrastructure including Compute networking and databases
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
- Monitor system performance reliability and cost optimization across cloud platforms
- Implement infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
- Ensure security best practices across clusters networking and IAM configurations
- Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and scalability
- Support multi-cloud strategies involving Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE)
- Maintain documentation and best practices for cloud-native deployments
Qualifications
- 3 years of experience working with Kubernetes in production environments
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including:
- Compute: EC2 Auto Scaling Load Balancers
- Containers: EKS ECS (nice to have)
- Databases: RDS MySQL
- Networking: VPC Subnets Route Tables Security Groups
- Identity & Security: IAM roles policies and best practices
- Monitoring: CloudWatch CloudTrailStorage: S3 EBS
- Experience with containerization tools like Docker
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred)
- Experience with Linux systems and networking fundamentals
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI etc.)
- Understanding of cloud security principles and best practices
- Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced agile environments
Benefits
At NCG we have a commitment to excellence driven by continuous improvement across all areas of our business. We value our team members and offer competitive benefits work/life balance and opportunities for advancement. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Employer-paid Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Employer contributing 401(k) Retirement Benefits
- Employer provided Life Insurance and Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Three weeks paid time off
- Eleven paid holidays
- Tuition and education benefits
To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter to
Qualified applicants must undergo a successful background check. NCG is an equal opportunity employer.