Kubernetes Field Engineer - Customer-Facing Dev Advocate

Ultimate Knowledge Institute; Chesapeake (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Disability coverage

Life insurance

401k plan with matching

15 days PTO annually

Holidays observance

Job summary

Ultimate Knowledge Institute is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer who writes code, reasons about systems, and deploys cloud-native apps across hybrid environments, including secure networks. You will ship tooling, debug distributed systems, and guide customers in GitOps and IaC practices.

Kubernetes is a must-have. You will work with DoD/IC/government frameworks, frequently collaborating with customer teams to gather constraints, adapt platforms, and deliver practical solutions in real-world

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a software engineer (backend or platform).
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (TypeScript, Java, Go, Python).
• Hands‑on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes workloads in production.

Responsibilities

• Ship code, build tooling, and automation for customers.
• Debug distributed systems and troubleshoot failures in cloud environments.
• Work with customer teams to adopt GitOps, networking, and IaC practices.

Skills

Backend development

TypeScript

Java

Go

Python

Kubernetes

GitOps

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

Networking basics

AWS

GovCloud

CI/CD tooling

Distributed systems

Tools

ArgoCD

Flux

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

Job description

Ultimate Knowledge Institute is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer who writes code, reasons about systems, and deploys cloud-native apps across hybrid environments, including secure networks. You will ship tooling, debug distributed systems, and guide customers in GitOps and IaC practices.

Kubernetes is a must-have. You will work with DoD/IC/government frameworks, frequently collaborating with customer teams to gather constraints, adapt platforms, and deliver practical solutions in real-world