Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer - PaaS

General Dynamics - IT; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Wellness packages

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to administer and optimize the CASA Compute Environment's PaaS and Kubernetes clusters in a secure, scalable Linux-based setup.

The role requires 6+ years of related experience and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph, plus hands-on Bash/Python, Docker/Podman, Ansible, Helm, and Git expertise to manage deployments and monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of related experience
• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required
• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and provide operational support for the CASA Compute Environment PaaS
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security compliance for Kubernetes clusters
• Monitor performance and optimize cluster operations, networking, and storage
• Develop and maintain automation for deployment and management using IaC tools

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash/Python

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes administration

Kubernetes workloads

Ansible (IaC)

Helm Charts

Git

Education

Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Jira

Confluence

Job description

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to administer and optimize the CASA Compute Environment's PaaS and Kubernetes clusters in a secure, scalable Linux-based setup.

The role requires 6+ years of related experience and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph, plus hands-on Bash/Python, Docker/Podman, Ansible, Helm, and Git expertise to manage deployments and monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana.