Space-Grade Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & AI Infra

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is seeking a Platform Engineer with 5+ years’ experience to join our Huntsville Operations Support Center. Build and modernize Kubernetes infrastructure, support OpenShift, EKS, and on-prem/off-cloud environments to ensure scalable, secure platforms for NASA-related operations.

Work with ArgoCD, GitLab, Prometheus/Grafana, and AI infra initiatives, applying Linux admin and virtualization expertise in a mission-critical setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent comparable experience).
• Kubernetes expertise with OpenShift, Charm Kubernetes, and AWS GovCloud/EKS.
• Strong Linux administration skills (Red Hat/RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Windows).
• Fluent in CLI tools: oc, kubectl, virtctl, and Linux utilities.
• Experience with AWS Cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Build, deploy, and manage Kubernetes infrastructure across distributions (OpenShift, Charm Kubernetes, AWS EKS/OpenShift).
• GitOps & CI/CD: Architect and build Kubernetes solutions with IaC, ArgoCD, and GitLab pipelines.
• Platform Tooling: Manage core infrastructure tools like GitLab, Red Hat Satellite, Prometheus/Grafana.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Escalation point for complex Kubernetes-based issues and legacy virtualization support.
• Architectural Guidance: Design robust Kubernetes-based solutions as project requirements evolve.
• AI Infrastructure Support: Maintain infra for in-house AI efforts using Red Hat AI on OpenShift and Poolside.ai.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Linux administration

GitOps workflows

OpenShift

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Charm Kubernetes

AWS GovCloud

EKS

Ansible

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

GitLab

Prometheus/Grafana

Loki

Splunk

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

Job description

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is seeking a Platform Engineer with 5+ years’ experience to join our Huntsville Operations Support Center. Build and modernize Kubernetes infrastructure, support OpenShift, EKS, and on-prem/off-cloud environments to ensure scalable, secure platforms for NASA-related operations.

Work with ArgoCD, GitLab, Prometheus/Grafana, and AI infra initiatives, applying Linux admin and virtualization expertise in a mission-critical setup.