Kubernetes Engineer

SOS International LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

SOSi is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable data ecosystem for a DoD customer. You will bridge operational gaps to enable secure real-time data sharing and mission-tailored analytics across DoD, IC, interagency, and partner networks.

Responsibilities include configuring and maintaining Kubernetes clusters (IL2/IL4/IL5), building Helm charts and Operators, provisioning container-native storage, and implementing observability with Prometheus/Grafana.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years Kubernetes admin experience.
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters and troubleshooting containerized apps.
• IaC tools (Terraform/Ansible) required.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters across environments.
• Develop Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators for declarative deployments.
• Configure persistent volumes and storage to support workloads.
• Integrate Kubernetes monitoring and logging for observability and compliance.

Skills

Kubernetes administration

Cluster deployment

IaC (Terraform/Ansible)

CI/CD automation

Service mesh (Istio/Linkerd)

Multi-cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Kubernetes Operators

Prometheus

Job description

• Compensation: USD 79451 - USD 165013 - yearly

Company Description

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

Job Description

SOSi is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities.

• Configure, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters tailored for each IL environment (IL2, IL4, IL5), ensuring support for ESRI ArcGIS services and integration with agency-provided infrastructure from WO-001.
• Develop and manage Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators for declarative deployment and automated scaling of ESRI services, including Notebook Server and GeoAnalytics Server.
• Configure persistent volume claims and provision container-native storage (e.g., AWS EBS, Azure Disks) to support ESRI workloads, ensuring durability and compliance with backup and recovery policies.
• Integrate Kubernetes-native monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Fluentd, or OpenTelemetry) to support observability and IL-compliant reporting across environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field, or; five (5) years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
• Demonstrated experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, troubleshooting containerized applications, and implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible is required.
• Possess the knowledge and capability to design,deploy,andmanagecontainerizedapplicationsinacloud-nativeenvironmentusingKubernetes.
• Proficient in Kubernetes cluster orchestration, container networking, Helm chart deployment, and automation of CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services (AWS, Azure, GCP), security best practices, and Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.

Additional Information

• Offsite/remote.
• Must have strong internet connection.
• Quit workspace free from interruptions and background noise.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason