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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or IT, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional experience supporting a high-availability enterprise environment for Staff IV.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience managing existing Kubernetes environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, and backups.
• Full ownership and engineering responsibility for production AWS and Kubernetes services.
• Ability to identify and resolve engineering problems independently.
• Experience in Linux systems administration, including configuration, in an enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Experience automating repetitive tasks with scripting or DevOps tools.
• Ability to maintain a Secret security clearance and obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• For Staff V: at least 7 years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional experience in AWS, Linux, and infrastructure as code.
• For Staff V: experience architecting and deploying secure AWS and/or Kubernetes environments from scratch.
• For Staff V: experience with performance tuning and capacity planning for AWS and/or Kubernetes environments.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification.
• Experience deploying Kubernetes clusters using Rancher.
• Experience deploying or supporting persistent container storage on Kubernetes; Portworx is preferred.
• Experience in Linux performance tuning and security hardening for an enterprise DoD environment.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, or Harvester.
• Experience with automated provisioning, configuration management, infrastructure as code, or GitOps tools such as ArgoCD, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Packer, Bash, Golang, or Python.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum.
• Current and active TS/SCI security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-premises and AWS production Kubernetes environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Frequently apply security patches across all layers of Kubernetes infrastructure while maintaining very high uptime.
• Own and provide engineering responsibility for production AWS and Kubernetes services.
• Independently identify and resolve problems across the Kubernetes stack.
• Ensure successful real-time analysis of telemetry data from space-launch partners, including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin.
• Provide after-hours Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting during launch events.
• Support scientists and engineers running workloads and applications in Kubernetes.
• Provide Linux expertise and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate and test new products and technologies.
• Use code to enhance and automate operations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on performance and the value contributed.
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
• 401(k) plan with a company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested upon hire.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional growth and development programs.
• Education assistance programs.
• Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.