Kubernetes Engineer — Cloud-Native Gov Infra & CI/CD

Prescient Edge; Florida; 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 Engineerto support a Federal Government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

AtPrescientEdge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• 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.

Description:

• Shall 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.
• Shall develop and manage Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators for declarative deployment and automated scaling of ESRI services, including Notebook Server and GeoAnalytics Server.
• Shall 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:

• Possess the knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.
• Must be 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.
• Must have 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.

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.

Location:

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. 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. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.