SCI with Poly Required)

GCI Incorporated•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

The DevOps / Kubernetes Platform Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of containerized infrastructure and platform services supporting the project’s cloud environment. This role focuses heavily on Kubernetes platform engineering within Amazon Web Services (AWS), leveraging Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) to deploy, scale, and manage containerized workloads. The engineer will help build and operate a cloud-native platform that enables automated application deployment, infrastructure scalability, and secure operations.

Requirements

Kubernetes / Container Platform (Primary Requirement)
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster operations
Direct experience deploying and managing Amazon EKS clusters
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker or OCI containers)
Experience deploying applications using Helm, Kustomize, or Kubernetes manifests
Understanding of Kubernetes networking, services, ingress controllers, and load balancing
Experience implementing Kubernetes RBAC, secrets management, and security policies
Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads, pods, and cluster networking issues
AWS Cloud Experience
Deep experience with AWS services including:
Amazon EKS
EC2
VPC networking
CloudWatch
S3
Experience automating infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
Experience building scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Strong scripting experience using:
Ansible
Python
Shell scripting
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code for cloud and Kubernetes resources
Experience building automation pipelines for environment provisioning
Monitoring & Observability
Experience implementing monitoring solutions such as:
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK / Kibana
AWS CloudWatch
CI/CD and DevOps Practices
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
Understanding of GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux preferred)
Experience supporting automated deployments into Kubernetes environments
Networking & Infrastructure
Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts
Experience with DNS, TLS certificates, and secure networking practices
Familiarity with Linux system administration
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
8–10 years of experience in system administration, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure engineering
3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments
A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with GitOps deployment models (ArgoCD or Flux)
Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
Experience with container security tools (Aqua, Twistlock, Trivy)
AWS certifications such as:
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
AWS Solutions Architect
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters in AWS using Amazon EKS
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud and Kubernetes resources using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
Implement and manage containerized application deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
Build and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests for application deployment and platform services
Automate provisioning and configuration of AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes environments
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated build, testing, and deployment of containerized applications
Implement Kubernetes observability and monitoring solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK/Kibana
Configure and manage Kubernetes networking, ingress controllers, service meshes, and security policies
Monitor health, performance, and capacity of Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure
Support platform security and compliance including vulnerability scanning, container image security, and audit logging
Collaborate with development teams to enable cloud-native application deployment patterns
Participate in platform reliability engineering, including incident response, root cause analysis, and system optimization
Establish and maintain platform standards, operational procedures, and best practices for Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure