Kubernetes Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation6 days ago
Chantilly, VA, USA or El Segundo, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$135k - $228k/yr
Responsibilities
- Manage on-premises and AWS Kubernetes production environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, backups, and disaster recovery.
- Own and engineer production AWS and Kubernetes services while maintaining high availability and applying security patches across the infrastructure stack.
- Identify and independently resolve Kubernetes engineering problems and provide Linux systems expertise and troubleshooting.
- Support real-time telemetry analysis workloads for space-launch partners and assist scientists and engineers running applications in Kubernetes.
- Provide after-hours Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting support during launch events.
- Evaluate new products and technologies and use code to automate and enhance operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or IT, or equivalent experience.
- At least five years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience supporting a high-availability enterprise environment; Staff V additionally requires at least seven years of experience in AWS, Linux, and infrastructure-as-code.
- At least two years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, and backups.
- Experience with Linux systems administration and configuration in an enterprise environment, networking fundamentals, and scripting or DevOps automation.
- For Staff V, experience architecting and deploying secure AWS and/or Kubernetes environments from scratch, plus performance tuning and capacity planning.
- Ability to maintain a Secret clearance and obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for a security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include CKA, RHCSA, or RHCE certification; Rancher; Portworx; Linux performance tuning and security hardening; VMWare, Hyper-V, or Harvester; ArgoCD, Ansible, TerraForm, Puppet, Packer, Bash, Golang, or Python; Agile and Scrum; and an active TS/SCI clearance.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options; the selected candidate is required to work full-time on-site in El Segundo, California, or Chantilly, Virginia.
- 401(k) plan with company-paid benefits of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; immediate eligibility and vesting upon hire.
- Flexible spending accounts and a variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
- Relocation assistance.
- Professional growth and development programs and education assistance programs.
- Inclusive work environment focused on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.
About The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation is a nonprofit operator of a federally funded research and development center, providing independent systems engineering, research, and mission assurance for U.S. government space programs. It supports defense, civil, and some commercial customers across satellites, launch vehicles, ground systems, remote sensing, and cyber. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it advises on acquisition, design, testing, and operations to improve reliability of national security space systems.