Associate Kubernetes Engineer with Security Clearance

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Job description

For immediate response, please send to : WORD resume, desired hourly/salary rate, and best time to speak! Position: Kubernetes Cloud Engineer
Location: HYBRID - Pentagon
Duration: 3 Month Contract to Hire (Contract goes until 2027) MUST HAVES:
- Ability to obtain and Maintain a Secret Clearance Security+ CE (please send copy)
- Experience doing Kubernetes deployments and development or implementation in OpenShift/Rancher
- Ability to work within Kubernetes in a non-managedenvironment (ie: AWS/Azure)
- Bachelor's Degree & 2-3 years of IT experience (1-2 years with Kubernetes) - willingness/ability to learn What You'll Get to Do The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our OpenShift based Kubernetes environments to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of applications. This role involves working closely with development teams to support DevOps practices, automate workflows, and facilitate continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes. What You'll Get to Do The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our OpenShift based Kubernetes environments to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of applications. This role involves working closely with development teams to support DevOps practices, automate workflows, and facilitate continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes. In this role you will:
• Support, designing, and implementing scalable, high-performance OpenShift/Kubernetes deployments and solutions to support multiple .NET application migrations from VM hosts to the DISA OpenShift Containers-as-a-Service Platform.
• Help onboard additional 3rd party product containers into the Kubernetes application architecture.
• Manage and maintain OpenShift environments, ensuring security, stability, and scalability.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and management processes using Ansible, GitLab and like, CI/CD tools.
• Work with development teams to containerize applications and build Kubernetes configurations for deploying and running the applications in OpenShift Kubernetes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot OpenShift environments, identifying and resolving issues promptly.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and logging solutions for early detection of issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Help maintain Container security posture by monitoring StackRox based vulnerability reports.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and practices, including the management of roles, secrets, and access controls.
• Participate in the planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to existing architectures, systems, and processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to addition Operations team members and participate in knowledge sharing. You'll Bring These Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-3+ years systems engineering experience
• Must have experience building Kubernetes solutions in OpenShift, Rancher or similar non-cloud managed Kubernetes platform
• Exposure to Linux/Unix Administration
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AzureDevOps).
• Experience with automation/configuration management using Helm, Ansible,
• CompTIA Security+ Certification required or able to be obtained within 3 months of hire date
• Must be a U.S. Citizen, with an active secret DoD security clearance (interim will be considered) These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have:
• Certifications in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, or other relevant areas are highly desirable.
• Experience in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python)
• Experience in Puppet, Chef, or equivalent technologies.

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