Kubernetes Platform Administrator
MKS2 Technologies4 hours ago
Remote, WorldwideStaff+
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead and Kubernetes subject matter expert for the Brain Team.
- Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize production Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS.
- Lead platform networking initiatives using Cilium and Istio, including service mesh, ingress, network policies, and traffic management.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and AWS best practices.
- Manage Kubernetes node lifecycles, autoscaling, and capacity planning with Karpenter.
- Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, and application issues across distributed systems.
- Collaborate with development, security, and platform teams to deliver secure and scalable capabilities.
- Drive platform automation through GitOps, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
- Implement secure-by-default platform standards and operational controls supporting FISMA High compliance objectives.
- Use AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve engineering productivity and platform automation.
- Mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives.
Requirements
- 8+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience.
- 5+ years administering production Kubernetes environments.
- Strong experience with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes architecture, and Linux administration.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes networking with hands-on experience using Cilium and Istio.
- Strong experience with Terraform and AWS infrastructure.
- Experience implementing GitOps workflows using GitHub and GitHub Actions.
- Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Preferred qualifications include CKA, CKS, or CKAD certifications; AWS or Terraform certifications; Argo CD; Argo Rollouts; Kyverno; secure CI/CD and Continuous ATO pipelines; container security and vulnerability scanning; platform engineering or internal developer portals; observability platforms; Helm; Kustomize; Gateway API; AWS security and compliance frameworks; FISMA or other regulated-environment experience; and on-call work, preferably with PagerDuty.
Benefits
- The employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
- The position supports customer-focused technology solutions for government agencies in a security-focused environment.
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About MKS2 Technologies
Founded in 2008, MKS2 Technologies has helped Federal government customers design, implement and sustain mission-focused IT solutions focusing on cyber security support, enterprise application development, and instructional design and training. MKS2 is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional offices in Colorado Springs, CO, Monterey, CA, Portland, ME, and Washington, D.C. Our full-time staff works on Federal services contracts in 49 states, DC, and PR to providing mission-critical support to the Department of Veterans Affairs, The U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.