Remote Senior Kubernetes Engineer - AKS & ARK Expert

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to drive modernization and migration of container workloads in a government multi-cloud environment. You will design AKS-based platforms, stand up ARK runtimes, and lead incident response for 70+ tenants with FedRAMP compliance.

The role requires deep Kubernetes and Azure expertise, strong leadership, and a proactive approach to performance, security, and cost optimization across the platform.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain DHS Public Trust clearance.
• Extensive hands-on Kubernetes production experience in cloud environments.
• Experience operating AKS and ARK in multi-tenant setups; strong security focus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Tier 3 escalation point for complex incidents across AKS and ARK.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement long-term remediation.
• Define observability standards using Azure Monitor, Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
• Mentor Tier 2 engineers and drive improvements in service delivery.

Skills

Kubernetes

AKS

Incident management

Leadership

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

ARK

Terraform

Helm

Argo CD

Azure

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to drive modernization and migration of container workloads in a government multi-cloud environment. You will design AKS-based platforms, stand up ARK runtimes, and lead incident response for 70+ tenants with FedRAMP compliance.

The role requires deep Kubernetes and Azure expertise, strong leadership, and a proactive approach to performance, security, and cost optimization across the platform.