Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer

IPSecure, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Unlimited Vacation

Sick Leave

Paid Federal Holidays

Education Reimbursement

401(k) Plan

Legal Protection Plan

Accident Insurance

Job summary

IPSecure, Inc. is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer in San Antonio, TX. This role requires strong Kubernetes expertise and collaboration with DevOps teams to develop scalable applications.

Key responsibilities include deployment, infrastructure management, and CI/CD pipeline optimization. The ideal candidate will possess over 10 years of software development experience and hands-on Kubernetes knowledge.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Proficient in a modern programming language (e.g., Go, Python).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy containerized applications.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes applications.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance Kubernetes infrastructure.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Docker

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud Platforms

Monitoring Tools

Agile Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Jenkins

Job description

Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer - TS/SCI Eligible - San Antonio, TX onsite

Job Description

IPSecure is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer with extensive software development experience and strong Kubernetes expertise to design, develop, and support scalable, containerized applications. This role will collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to automate deployment pipelines, strengthen application reliability, and resolve complex challenges across Kubernetes environments. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, infrastructure automation, and production systems, along with a commitment to continuous improvement and collaborative problem-solving.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable, containerized applications within Kubernetes environments (Kubeadm, RKE2) to ensure consistent and reliable delivery.
• Author and maintain Kubernetes manifests, including Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, and Secrets, following best practices for configuration management.
• Implement, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows for Kubernetes-based applications.
• Diagnose and resolve deployment, infrastructure, and runtime issues across Kubernetes clusters to maintain high availability and performance.
• Monitor application health and resource utilization, leveraging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar for proactive performance management.
• Develop and maintain centralized logging and monitoring solutions for observability and incident response in Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to enhance Kubernetes infrastructure, improve application resilience, and streamline delivery processes.
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code initiatives using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm to standardize and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Stay current with the latest trends and advancements in Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, and container orchestration strategies (Podman, Docker, Bootc).
• Participate actively in agile development ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, contributing to continuous improvement and team alignment.

Basic Qualifications

Security Clearance: Must possess an active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance is required to be considered

Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline. Equivalentexperiencemay be substituted.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in software development, including building, deploying, and supporting production-grade applications.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including deployment, orchestration, scaling, and cluster management.
• Proven understanding of containerization technologies, particularly Docker, and their role in modern application architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes networking, service discovery, DNS, ingress controllers, and load balancing mechanisms.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Python, Java, or Node.js, used in application and infrastructure development.
• Practical experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) for automated testing, building, and deployment.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, including Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation, to automate provisioning and configuration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd, and the Elastic Stack for system and application visibility.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on debugging complex, distributed systems.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).
• Experience with serverless technologies (e.g., Knative, OpenFaaS).
• Experience working with git at the command-line
• Experience working with the Linux CLI and Linux scripting
• Contribution to open-source Kubernetes projects.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Unlimited Vacation
• Sick Leave
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Education and Certification Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with safe harbor employer match after 3 months
• Prepaid Legal Plan and Identity Protection Plan available
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance available

EEOC Statement

IPSecure does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.