Kubernetes DevOps Engineer

Intone Networks Inc.; Owings Mills (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intone Networks Inc. seeks a Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to support enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure in AWS. This 6+ month contract is based in Owings Mills with a hybrid schedule (two days onsite per week).

The role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing EKS Kubernetes clusters, building IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and developing automation in Python. Strong AWS, CI/CD, and observability skills are required to succeed.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in Cloud/Platform Engineering, AWS DevOps, or SRE roles.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes in large-scale production.
• 5+ years of Python and Linux shell scripting for automation.
• Strong design and support of AWS cloud infrastructure and cloud-native architectures.
• Advanced IaC experience with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience building Kubernetes automation, deployment strategies, and scaling.
• Proficient in AWS services including EKS, EC2, IAM, ECR, CloudWatch, S3, Route53, VPC.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, ArgoCD.
• Linux systems administration and production troubleshooting expertise.
• Understanding of AWS networking, security, IAM, and governance.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk.
• Experience in hybrid multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, manage, and optimize large-scale Kubernetes (EKS) environments.
• Develop and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform and Ansible.
• Build automation tools and platform integrations using Python and Linux scripting.
• Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes and AWS infrastructure issues.
• Support cloud-native platforms including Apigee and AWS API Gateway and Confluent Kafka.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure platform solutions.
• Monitor platform health with Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
• Participate in incident response, on-call rotation, and operational support.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Platform Engineering

AWS DevOps

SRE

Kubernetes

EKS

Python

Linux shell

Terraform

Ansible

Deployment strategies

Cluster scaling

CI/CD

GitLab

GitHub

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Linux

Networking

Security

Governance

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

GitHub

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Kubernetes

EKS

AWS

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to support and enhance enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure and platform services within an AWS environment. This is a 6+ month contract position based in Owings Mills, Maryland, with a hybrid schedule of two days onsite per week.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, manage, and optimize large-scale Kubernetes (EKS) environments supporting mission-critical applications.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Ansible to provision and manage AWS infrastructure.
• Build automation tools, platform integrations, and operational capabilities using Python and Linux scripting.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Kubernetes, AWS infrastructure, networking, and platform-related production issues.
• Support and enhance cloud-native platforms, including API management solutions (Apigee and AWS API Gateway) and Confluent Kafka services.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps best practices to improve deployment reliability and operational efficiency.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure platform solutions.
• Monitor platform health and performance using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, on-call rotation, and operational support activities.

Qualifications

Required

• 5-7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, AWS DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering roles.
• Deep hands-on expertise managing, supporting, and optimizing Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and Kubernetes in large-scale production environments.
• 5+ years of Python and Linux shell scripting experience focused on automation and platform engineering.
• Strong experience designing and supporting AWS cloud infrastructure and cloud-native architectures.
• Advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong Python development experience focused on automation, platform engineering, integrations, and operational tooling.
• Experience implementing Kubernetes automation, deployment strategies, cluster scaling, performance tuning, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EKS, EC2, IAM, ECR, CloudWatch, S3, Route53, VPC, Security Groups, and Load Balancers.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or related technologies.
• Advanced Linux systems administration experience and troubleshooting in production environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking, security, identity management, and cloud governance best practices.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
• Experience supporting highly available, enterprise-scale applications and platforms in hybrid multi-cloud environments.

Preferred

• Experience modernizing or transforming Kubernetes/EKS platforms within large enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting API management platforms, including AWS API Gateway and Apigee.
• Exposure to Confluent Kafka or other event-driven messaging platforms.
• Kubernetes CKA certification or AWS Certifications (Associate Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Advanced Networking).