Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Robust Health & Wellness Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to join their Mission Technologies division in Springfield, VA. The ideal candidate will focus on building and maintaining container platforms, supporting scalable applications within the organization.

The position requires over 5 years of experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration, alongside expertise in infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform or Ansible. Competitive salary and health benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise-grade container orchestration environments.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, cloud-native networking, and DevOps principles.
• Demonstrated mastery in cluster lifecycle management and automated deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Kubernetes clusters and manage core components.
• Create and maintain CI/CD integrations for containerized solutions.
• Ensure Kubernetes environments operate securely and consistently.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container orchestration

Terraform

Ansible

Linux systems

DevOps principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field with 5+ years of experience

Master's degree with 3+ years of experience

PhD/Juris Doctorate with 0 years experience

High School Diploma with 9 years of relevant experience

Tools

OpenShift

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Associate

Google Professional Cloud Architect

Job description

Huntington Ingalls Industries is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to join their Mission Technologies division in Springfield, VA. The ideal candidate will focus on building and maintaining container platforms, supporting scalable applications within the organization.

The position requires over 5 years of experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration, alongside expertise in infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform or Ansible. Competitive salary and health benefits are offered.