Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

1d•$86,800 - $198,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As a DevOps engineer, you’re eager to develop, manage, and secure a container platform that meets your client’s needs and takes advantage of cloud capabilities. We need you to develop container management software to solve some of our clients’ toughest challenges. As a senior platform DevOps engineer at Booz Allen, you can use your technical skills to affect mission-forward change. On our team, you’ll hone your skills using the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your client’s environment with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your DevOps platform experience, you’ll support your team as you inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process. You’ll recommend resources that will help your client manage and securely adopt containers. Additionally, you’ll continue to strengthen your DevOps skills while supporting the development of critical cloud platforms. This position is located in Dayton, OH. Work with us to use cloud platform technology for good. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in platform engineering or systems engineering within classified environments
5+ years of experience with cloud environments, programming languages, and supporting CI/CD
Experience supporting Kubernetes networking, including concepts such as Services, Ingress, network policies, load balancing, DNS, and Container Network Interface (CNI) technologies
Experience designing and troubleshooting networks supporting containerized or microservices-based applications
Experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code, using technologies such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform
Experience operating production Kubernetes clusters and creating technical documentation, system diagrams, and SOPs
Experience with Linux‑based systems such as RedHat or CentOS, Linux administration and networking particularly in environments supporting Kubernetes or container platforms, and scripting languages such as Python or Bash
Knowledge of Kubernetes networking, container registry management, and image‑hardening approaches
TS/SCI clearance
HS diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Experience operating AWS EKS
Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment
Experience with Agile development methodologies and working on Agile teams using collaboration tools, including Jira, Confluence, or Discourse
Experience with technologies such as Calico, Cilium, Flannel, Istio, service mesh, VMware NSX, Cisco ACI, F5, cloud networking, Helm, Terraform, and GitOps
Knowledge of cloud‑native tooling or vulnerability‑analysis concepts
Knowledge of modernization frameworks used across mission programs
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or technical discipline

Responsibilities

Develop, manage, and secure a container platform.
Develop container management software.
Improve client environments with current container software for seamless orchestration.
Inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process.
Recommend resources to help clients manage and securely adopt containers.
Support the development of critical cloud platforms.