24 hours ago
Base Salary
$154k - $278k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and support large-scale Kubernetes production environments.
- Provide architectural oversight for Kubernetes control planes, worker nodes, networking, storage, security, scalability, and availability.
- Support availability, capacity, performance, and reliability for on-premises Kubernetes infrastructure and systems.
- Serve as a Kubernetes subject matter expert and provide technical leadership and best practices to engineering and operations teams.
- Identify technical and resource requirements, including hardware, software, tools, and staffing needs.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, cloud, and development teams on secure, compliant, and reliable platform operations.
- Support DevSecOps practices, automation, CI/CD integration, and container security.
- Improve platform performance, resiliency, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Provide technical guidance for troubleshooting complex Kubernetes and platform issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may substitute for a degree as permitted by the contract.
- Active Secret clearance required at start and throughout employment.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting Kubernetes environments.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, including control planes, worker nodes, scheduling, networking, storage, and security.
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and container security best practices.
- Experience troubleshooting complex platform issues and optimizing performance, availability, and reliability.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT Level II certification.
- Preferred experience with U.S. Air Force Cloud One or Platform One environments.
- Preferred experience with multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments, Zero Trust Architecture, cloud-native security, Kubernetes automation, observability, monitoring, and platform reliability engineering.
- Preferred cloud certification in AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- Preferred Kubernetes certification such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist.
Benefits
- Hybrid remote position with onsite work as needed; preference for candidates near Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.
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About Leidos
Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.