Kubernetes Engineer (Mid to Senior)
Dark Wolf Solutions8 hours ago
San Antonio, TX, USAMid Level / Senior / Staff+
Base Salary
$110k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provision, configure, monitor, package, and harden containerized workloads and database solutions across development, test, and live environments.
- Build and support infrastructure-as-code, Helm, container registry, GitOps, and continuous integration and delivery workflows.
- Implement Kubernetes service meshes, custom Helm charts, custom resource definitions, and admission controllers.
- Manage vulnerability remediation, security and compliance postures, RBAC policies, upstream synchronization, and package release processes for Big Bang and Iron Bank.
- Design multi-cloud and hybrid cloud foundations, network connectivity, zero-downtime deployments, disaster recovery, failover, and data protection strategies.
- Resolve operational incidents, troubleshoot functional and performance issues, and support resilient production operations.
- Lead technical tasks, mentor engineers, provide technical and management leadership, and make architectural and capacity-planning decisions.
Requirements
- Mid-level roles require 3-5 years of relevant experience and 3+ years of cloud or container engineering experience.
- Senior roles require 5-7 years of relevant experience and 5+ years working with Kubernetes or containers.
- SME roles require 8+ years of relevant experience, 7+ years working with Kubernetes or containers, and 3+ years providing technical guidance to other engineers.
- Experience working on DevSecOps teams and with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is required across the role levels.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Helm Charts, Linux, networking, Kubernetes security and compliance, and infrastructure automation is required.
- Senior and SME roles require strong or expert experience with Helm, Docker, Terraform, Istio, and configuration-management tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
- CKA certification is highly desired for mid-level roles and required for senior roles.
- SME candidates require expertise with Platform One tools and deep Kubernetes security and compliance knowledge.
- The roles require US citizenship, identity verification, employment eligibility verification, and direct full-time W2 employment.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement from any Dark Wolf office.
- Direct, full-time W2 employment.
- The stated base salary ranges are $110,000-$160,000 for mid-level, $150,000-$180,000 for senior, and $180,000-$220,000 for SME roles, commensurate with experience and technical skillset.
- Dark Wolf is an EEO/AA employer for minorities, women, veterans, people with disabilities, and other protected categories.
About Dark Wolf Solutions
Dark Wolf Solutions is a privately held IT and cybersecurity consultancy serving U.S. national security, intelligence, and commercial clients. It delivers DevSecOps software engineering, penetration testing and incident response, cloud and Kubernetes-focused solutions, applied research and rapid prototyping, and mission systems engineering. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, the company supports programs across the federal government and Fortune 500 firms through services contracts and technical engagements.