Space Kubernetes Engineer (On-Site)

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care and wellness

Paid holidays, sick time, vacation

Telework options

401(k) plan with match

Flexible spending accounts

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Professional growth programs

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Kubernetes Engineer (Staff IV/V) to maintain on-prem and cloud Kubernetes clusters, supporting rocket science teams and space telemetry analyses. You’ll own production AWS/Kubernetes services, patching, security, and automation from our Chantilly, VA or El Segundo, CA facilities.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise environments, strong Linux and networking skills, and a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/STEM/IT.
• 5+ years in a high-availability enterprise environment.
• 2+ years hands-on Kubernetes experience with deployment/patching/backups.
• Full ownership of production AWS and Kubernetes services.
• Ability to identify and resolve engineering problems independently.
• Experience in Linux administration for an enterprise.
• Strong networking fundamentals.
• Experience automating tasks with scripting/DevOps tools.
• Ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Manage Kubernetes for on-prem and AWS production environments with deployment, upgrade, patching, and backups.
• Patch Kubernetes layers regularly to maintain high uptime.
• Own production AWS and Kubernetes services engineering.
• Independently resolve Kubernetes stack problems.
• Ensure real-time telemetry analysis for space launch partners.
• Provide after-hours Kubernetes troubleshooting during launches.
• Support scientists and engineers running workloads in Kubernetes.
• Provide Linux troubleshooting and knowledge.
• Evaluate new products/technologies and automate operations.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Scripting

DevOps

Networking

AWS

IaC

CI/CD

Security clearance

DoD experience

Automation

Golang/Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/STEM/IT or related

Tools

Rancher

Portworx

ArgoCD

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Bash

Golang

Python

VMware

Hyper-V

Harvester

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Kubernetes Engineer (Staff IV/V) to maintain on-prem and cloud Kubernetes clusters, supporting rocket science teams and space telemetry analyses. You’ll own production AWS/Kubernetes services, patching, security, and automation from our Chantilly, VA or El Segundo, CA facilities.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise environments, strong Linux and networking skills, and a TS/SCI clearance.