Kubernetes Security Engineer – DoD Gov IT, On-site San Antonio

AnaVation, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Paid leave and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

AnaVation in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Software Engineer - Kubernetes to secure and operate container platforms for a government program. The role designs, builds, and runs resilient architectures using Kubernetes and OpenShift, with a focus on IATT, ATO, and cATO readiness. You will implement security controls, manage automation with Terraform and Helm, and collaborate with ISSEs, DevSecOps, and stakeholders across value streams.

On-site, full-time, U.S. citizens with TS/SCI are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field; software development background.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and run Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters and manage providers (Amazon EKS/Fargate, Azure KS, Google KE) or self-managed clusters.
• Design network connectivity and provisioning strategy, and assess/design RBAC to keep the cloud foundation strong and compliant.
• Maintain, configure, and monitor containers using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm) across development, test, and live environments.
• Implement and validate security controls, security-relevant changes (SRCs), and Security Impact Assessments (SIAs) supporting IATT, ATO, and cATO readiness.
• Perform full-stack Kubernetes (K8s) risk assessments and apply STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and Iron Bank hardened images.
• Advance control inheritance and automation aligned with the Government's Cyber Assessment Roadmap.
• Support container vulnerability management against CVEs and open-source threat reporting, coordinating remediation with Value Stream engineering.
• Collaborate with ISSEs, ISSMs, DevSecOps engineers, COT, CPT, and Government stakeholders across Value Stream sprint cadences.
• Create and maintain documentation for implementations and supporting Bodies of Evidence (BOE).
• Support Zero Trust enforcement and cloud-native security best practices across mission environments.
• Maintain and validate A&A control evidence in eMASS (control implementation, SIAs, SRCs, POA&Ms) supporting continuous monitoring and cATO readiness.

Skills

Kubernetes

Istio

GitOps

Kubernetes Operators

Helm

Admission Controllers

CRDs/Controllers

Linux

Networking

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Security & Compliance

Cloud (AWS/Azure/OCI)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Helm

Kubernetes

Job description

AnaVation in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Software Engineer - Kubernetes to secure and operate container platforms for a government program. The role designs, builds, and runs resilient architectures using Kubernetes and OpenShift, with a focus on IATT, ATO, and cATO readiness. You will implement security controls, manage automation with Terraform and Helm, and collaborate with ISSEs, DevSecOps, and stakeholders across value streams.

On-site, full-time, U.S. citizens with TS/SCI are preferred.