Kubernetes Engineer

Prescient Edge; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus opportunities

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Retirement plan with no vesting schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to support a Federal Government client in Florida. The role involves configuring and maintaining Kubernetes clusters, deploying Helm charts, and integrating observability solutions.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration, along with strong cloud infrastructure knowledge. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare benefits, ensuring a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
• Knowledge of cloud-native environment design.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop and manage Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators.
• Integrate monitoring and logging solutions.

Skills

Kubernetes orchestration

Container networking

Helm chart deployment

CI/CD automation

Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Service mesh architecture (Istio, Linkerd)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Certifications (CKA, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer)

Job description

Prescient Edge is seeking aKubernetes Engineer to support a Federal Government client.

Availability: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Description

• 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.
• 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.

Job Requirements

Experience

• Knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a cloud‑native environment using Kubernetes.
• Proficiency 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).
• 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.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.

Security clearance

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a clearance.

Benefits

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on‑the‑job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law.