Kubernetes Engineer for Federal Systems

Linuxconfig; Aberdeen, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Mid-Level Kubernetes Engineer to design and operate container platforms for federal clients, often in on-prem or air-gapped environments requiring strict security.

You will build CI/CD pipelines, harden clusters to meet DISA STIGs, and implement observability and IaC practices to ensure reliable, auditable deployments across defense, civilian, and health domains.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience operating Kubernetes in production, including cluster administration and troubleshooting.
• Strong Linux fundamentals and scripting ability (Bash, Python, or Go).
• Hands-on experience with Helm, Kustomize, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
• Solid understanding of container networking, RBAC, and Kubernetes security primitives (Pod Security Standards, network policies, secrets management).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, or on-prem) supporting federal client workloads.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized deployment, including GitOps workflows.
• Harden clusters to meet federal security requirements (DISA STIGs, Pod Security Standards).
• Implement and manage service mesh, ingress controllers, and secrets management.
• Build observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd) to monitor health.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux fundamentals

Scripting (Bash/Python/Go)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux)

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Mid-Level Kubernetes Engineer to design and operate container platforms for federal clients, often in on-prem or air-gapped environments requiring strict security.

You will build CI/CD pipelines, harden clusters to meet DISA STIGs, and implement observability and IaC practices to ensure reliable, auditable deployments across defense, civilian, and health domains.