Kubernetes Cloud Engineer, SWE II

Quevera; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Employer Paid Medical Plan

Employer Paid Short/Long Term Disability

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Yearly $5,000 towards education/training

Career Pathway Program

Employer Paid Company Vacation Package

401K match up to 6% and 4% profit sharing

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions provider is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Cloud Engineer to support mission-critical systems requiring TS/SCI clearance. This role involves leading technical decisions in AWS environments, mentoring engineers, and ensuring production readiness of cloud systems. Responsibilities include managing EKS clusters, designing network security, and using observability tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Kubernetes, strong troubleshooting skills, and excellent communication abilities, with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Qualifications

• Must have current TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance.
• Fourteen years of engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS EKS.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical leader for Kubernetes and AWS cloud engineering.
• Mentor and support a team of engineers.
• Build and manage Amazon EKS clusters.
• Design secure and efficient EKS networking.
• Manage sensitive data using AWS Secrets Manager.
• Set up logging with CloudWatch and monitoring with Prometheus.
• Participate in on-call support rotations.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS EKS

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Troubleshooting across distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

eksctl

AWS CLI

Job description

Senior Kubernetes Cloud Engineer

Quevera is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Cloud Engineer to support mission‑critical systems in a TS/SCI FSP environment. This role requires deep technical expertise in Kubernetes and AWS EKS, strong leadership skills, and the ability to mentor engineers while overseeing production cloud systems. You will guide technical decisions, maintain production readiness, troubleshoot high‑impact issues, and collaborate closely with the Technology Manager and Agile teams to deliver secure, highly available solutions.

Highlights of Working For Quevera

Quevera employees voted Quevera as a TOP EMPLOYER in the Baltimore /DC area by the Washington for 2025 for the 5th consecutive year!

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision (100% Employer Paid Medical Plan)
• Short/Long Term Disability (Employer Paid)
• Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
• Yearly $5,000 towards education/training/certification.
• Employees are in control of their career path through our Career Pathway Program.
• Employer paid Company Vacation Package for you and a guest!
• Retirement: Quevera will match up to 6% towards your 401K and an additional 4% profit sharing!

Requirements

Required – Must have a current TS/SCI Polygraph clearance to apply for role. Only those with a current TS/SCI with Poly clearance will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Team Support

• Serve as a senior technical leader and subject matter expert for Kubernetes and AWS cloud engineering
• Mentor, coach, and support a team of engineers in their daily technical work
• Act as a primary escalation point for complex production issues
• Lead and contribute to Agile ceremonies
• Delegate and review engineering assignments to maintain strong production readiness

Kubernetes & EKS Engineering

• Build and manage Amazon EKS clusters, node groups, and IAM role assignments
• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes workloads using kubectl, Helm, and Kustomize
• Design and configure VPCs, subnets, and security groups optimized for secure and efficient EKS networking
• Administer EKS‑managed add‑ons such as CoreDNS, kube‑proxy, and VPC CNI
• Implement IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) for secure, least‑privilege access

Security, Secrets Management, and Compliance

• Manage sensitive data using AWS Secrets Manager or Vault
• Apply Kubernetes and AWS security best practices including RBAC, network segmentation, and hardened configurations
• Partner with security teams to support audits, compliance, and continuous monitoring

Observability, Reliability & Operations

• Set up and maintain logging using CloudWatch and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
• Monitor key metrics, SLIs, and trends to ensure stable and reliable production systems
• Support reliability and performance needs to meet mission user expectations
• Participate in on‑call support rotations and respond to high‑priority incidents

Automation, Tooling & DevOps

• Use eksctl, AWS CLI, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD for automated provisioning and GitOps workflows
• Contribute to infrastructure‑as‑code automation and production‑level system development
• Research new tools, cloud technologies, and optimizations to evolve the platform
• Participate in Quevera’s Engineering Community of Practice and help shape engineering standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, or equivalent experience
• Fourteen (14) or more years of engineering experience
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and AWS EKS in production environments
• Experience deploying containerized applications with kubectl, Helm, and Kustomize
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking and IAM
• Experience with observability tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Proficiency with CI/CD and GitOps tools including GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, eksctl, and AWS CLI
• Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems, networking, and cloud applications
• Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor engineering teams

Quevera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.