Kubernetes Engineer (Senior)
Cherokee Federal2 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, and maintain Kubernetes deployments supporting cloud-based microservices in AWS EKS.
- Automate application deployment and scaling processes.
- Monitor cluster health and troubleshoot issues to ensure Kubernetes availability, reliability, and performance.
- Support development teams with CI/CD pipelines and containerized-application best practices.
- Implement Kubernetes security best practices, network policies, and disaster recovery processes.
- Manage containerized applications and associated Kubernetes infrastructure.
- Apply Kubernetes networking concepts, including CNI plugins and ingress controllers such as Kubernetes Gateway.
- Use Helm and Kustomize to manage Kubernetes application configuration.
- Manage observability tools such as Grafana and Istio.
- Collaborate with customers, development teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts, including pods, services, and deployments.
- Experience with Docker and managing Kubernetes in AWS EKS environments.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes networking, CNI plugins, and ingress controllers such as Kubernetes Gateway.
- Experience with Helm, Kustomize, Grafana, and Istio.
- Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes security best practices, network policies, and disaster recovery processes.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex Kubernetes issues.
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Must pass Cherokee Federal pre-employment qualifications.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science from an ABET-accredited or CAE-designated institution.
Benefits
- Full-time position.
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits are provided, along with other possible benefits.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
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About Cherokee Federal
Cherokee Federal delivers professional and technical services to U.S. government customers across defense, IT, health, logistics, and intelligence under federal contracts. As the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, it supports work for more than 60 federal agencies, and its success helps fund programs for the Cherokee Nation. The privately held company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.