Kubernetes Engineer

Endurion; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Endurion is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to configure, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters for IL environments, focusing on scalable deployment of ESRI services and integration with agency infrastructure.

You will develop Helm charts and operators, implement IaC tools, and integrate Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry for observability across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field; or 5+ years Kubernetes administration.
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters in IL environments; capable of troubleshooting containerized apps.
• Experience with Terraform or Ansible for IaC; cloud services on AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop and manage Helm charts and Kubernetes operators for declarative deployment and automated scaling of ESRI services.
• Configure persistent volumes and container-native storage.
• Integrate Kubernetes-native monitoring and logging (Prometheus, Fluentd, OpenTelemetry).

Skills

Kubernetes

Helm

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Security

Monitoring

Istio

Linkerd

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or related field

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

ELK stack

Job description

The Kubernetes Engineer supports mission-critical objectives under the referenced work order by configuring, deploying, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters tailored for IL environments (IL2, IL4, IL5) ensuring support for ESRI ArcGIS services and integration with agency infrastructure. This role optimizes containerized transformation pipelines and implements Kubernetes-native monitoring solutions.

This future opportunity is contingent upon award.

Job Description

• The Kubernetes Engineer is responsible for configuring, deploying, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters for IL2/IL4/IL5 environments.
• The position requires developing and managing Helm charts and Kubernetes operators for declarative deployment and automated scaling of ESRI services.
• Engineers will configure persistent volume claims and provision container-native storage (AWS EBS, Azure disks).
• The role includes integrating Kubernetes-native monitoring and logging solutions (Prometheus, Fluentd, OpenTelemetry).

Required Qualifications and Experience

The contractor shall provide personnel who meet one of the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field; or
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in Kubernetes administration.

Candidates must have demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Troubleshooting containerized applications.
• Implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Working with cloud infrastructure services (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Required Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in Kubernetes cluster orchestration and container networking.
• Working knowledge of Helm chart deployment and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Proficiency in AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Ability to implement service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (Preferred, Not Required)

Clearance Requirement

• No clearance required for off-site duty location, or the ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance as specified by the program.