Kubernetes Engineer

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Robust Health & Wellness Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to join their Mission Technologies division in Springfield, VA. The ideal candidate will focus on building and maintaining container platforms, supporting scalable applications within the organization.

The position requires over 5 years of experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration, alongside expertise in infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform or Ansible. Competitive salary and health benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise-grade container orchestration environments.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, cloud-native networking, and DevOps principles.
• Demonstrated mastery in cluster lifecycle management and automated deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Kubernetes clusters and manage core components.
• Create and maintain CI/CD integrations for containerized solutions.
• Ensure Kubernetes environments operate securely and consistently.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container orchestration

Terraform

Ansible

Linux systems

DevOps principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field with 5+ years of experience

Master's degree with 3+ years of experience

PhD/Juris Doctorate with 0 years experience

High School Diploma with 9 years of relevant experience

Tools

OpenShift

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Associate

Google Professional Cloud Architect

Job description

Job Description

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is hiring a Kubernetes Engineer to join and support our team in Springfield, VA. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and optimizing container platforms that support modern, scalable, and resilient applications across the organization.

Travel: 0–10%. Employment Type: Full‑Time/Salaried/Exempt. Salary Range: $90,000–$194,000. Security Clearance: TS/SCI.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with development and infrastructure teams to design and implement Kubernetes clusters, manage core components, and develop automation for deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management.
• Create and maintain CI/CD integrations, engineer containerized solutions, and optimize cluster performance and resource utilization.
• Support solution design efforts such as architecture documentation, configuration prototypes, and infrastructure‑as‑code patterns. Conduct testing, troubleshoot platform issues, and ensure that Kubernetes environments operate securely, consistently, and in alignment with organizational standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience responsible for the end‑to‑end engineering, implementation, and optimization of enterprise‑grade container orchestration environments.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience deploying, running, troubleshooting, and managing containerized workloads with platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Managed Cloud K8s (NKP/EKS/AKS/GKE).
• Demonstrated mastery in cluster lifecycle management, automated deployment via IaC tools (Terraform/Helm/Ansible), and the engineering of robust observability and security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, cloud‑native networking, and DevOps principles.
• Must meet DoD 8140/CSWF 661‑Intermediate or be willing to obtain the appropriate credential within 6 months.
• Requirements: Bachelors in related field with 5+ years of experience; Masters with 3+ years; PhD/Juris Doctorate with 0 years; High School Diploma with 9 years of relevant experience.
• TS/SCI clearance required with ability to obtain CI Poly.

Preferred Requirements

• Cloud‑native formal training or vendor certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Associate, Google Professional Cloud Architect).
• Understanding and knowledge of system development lifecycles (e.g., waterfall, spiral, agile, DevSecOps).
• Experience supporting infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Expertise in engineering and implementing enterprise‑level platforms focusing on cluster lifecycle, network, service mesh, and observability.

Benefits

• A Competitive Salary that Rewards Your Talent
• Robust Health & Wellness Benefits to Keep You Thriving
• Generous Paid Time Off to Recharge and Enjoy Life
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment to Power Your Future

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.