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.

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
• ConfigureKubernetes deploymentsin 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 containerizationbest 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.

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• Active TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility
• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
• 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