Senior Kubernetes & PaaS Integration Engineer

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Salary: $130k-$270k

401(k) contribution up to 20%

Above market hourly rates

HSA contribution $3,600

6 weeks paid time off

Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental

Job summary

Captivation Software is seeking a senior software integration engineer to administer, maintain, and support the PaaS component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). The role ensures reliability, scalability, and security in a Kubernetes-based Linux infrastructure to meet mission and application needs.

The candidate will work on troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads, scripting in Bash/Python, and using IaC with Ansible, Helm, and observability tools like Prometheus/Grafana to optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years related experience.
• 5 years full-time Computer Science experience can substitute for a degree; 8+ years total.
• An industry recognized certification may substitute for 1 year experience.
• Master's Degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for administration, maintenance, and operational support of the PaaS component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE).
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security compliance.
• Monitor cluster performance to support mission and application requirements.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash/Python

Kubernetes administration

Kubernetes troubleshooting

Git

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

5 years CS experience substituted for degree

Master's Degree substitution for 2 years

Professional certification substitution for 1 year

Tools

Docker/Podman

Ansible

Helm Charts

Prometheus/Grafana

Job description

Captivation Software is seeking a senior software integration engineer to administer, maintain, and support the PaaS component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). The role ensures reliability, scalability, and security in a Kubernetes-based Linux infrastructure to meet mission and application needs.

The candidate will work on troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads, scripting in Bash/Python, and using IaC with Ansible, Helm, and observability tools like Prometheus/Grafana to optimize performance.