SIE II: Kubernetes, Linux & Bash (TS/SCI)

Akina, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 188,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% company match

Healthcare fully covered for employees

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina, Inc. in Fort Meade, Maryland seeks a Software Integration Engineer 2 to administer the PaaS component of the CASA Compute Environment, focusing on Kubernetes clusters and a Linux-based stack to ensure reliability and high availability for mission workloads.

The role requires hands-on containerization, IaC, Helm, Ansible, and monitoring expertise, with cross-functional collaboration across security engineers and developers to maintain secure, scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years' experience integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading COTS/GOTS software.
• Five years full-time CS-related work may substitute for a degree.
• Experience administering and monitoring Kubernetes clusters; strong Linux basics and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration, maintenance, and operational support of the PaaS component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE).
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Bash scripting

Docker/Podman

Ansible

Helm charts

Prometheus/Grafana

Git

CI/CD

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira/Confluence

Helm

Job description

Akina, Inc. in Fort Meade, Maryland seeks a Software Integration Engineer 2 to administer the PaaS component of the CASA Compute Environment, focusing on Kubernetes clusters and a Linux-based stack to ensure reliability and high availability for mission workloads.

The role requires hands-on containerization, IaC, Helm, Ansible, and monitoring expertise, with cross-functional collaboration across security engineers and developers to maintain secure, scalable platforms.