Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 69,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments. You will apply advanced skills, mentor teammates, and develop innovative solutions, working with minimal direction in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications include Kubernetes, Docker, version control, CI/CD, and Terraform experience, plus eligibility for Top Secret clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification within 2 months of hire date.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with version control
• Experience with CI/CD
• Knowledge of Terraform
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within 2 months of hire date

Responsibilities

• Manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments
• Mentor and supervise team members
• Apply advanced skills and full industry knowledge to develop innovative solutions
• Work without considerable direction

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Version control

CI/CD

Terraform

Top Secret clearance

DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Discourse

Job description

Kubernetes Platform Engineer

The Opportunity

Manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments, ensuring continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution. Apply advanced skills, extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, mentor, and supervise team members.

You Have

• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes

• Experience with Docker

• Experience with version control

• Experience with CI/CD

• Knowledge of Terraform

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

• HS diploma or GED

• Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within 2 months of hire date

Nice If You Have

• Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment

• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working on Agile teams using collaboration tools, including Jira, Confluence, or Discourse

• Experience creating and conducting automated unit and system integration tests to identify and provide feedback on failed modules and components

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, to communicate technical ideas and deliver briefings with cross-functional teams

• Possession of excellent listening skills

• Bachelor’s degree

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote : If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid : If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.