- Company Name
- PeopleTec, Inc.
- Job Title
- Senior Kubernetes Engineer
- Job Description
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Job Title: Senior Kubernetes Engineer
Role Summary:
Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native Kubernetes environments across Azure and AWS. Spearhead IaC, CI/CD, and GitOps practices while enforcing strict security hardening, authentication, and compliance standards.
Expectations:
- 10+ years in infrastructure/network engineering, 5+ in Azure/AWS cloud.
- Proven record of architecting compliant, high‑availability cloud solutions.
- Adherence to DoD security standards (IAT III, Secret clearance; Top Secret as required).
- Minimal travel (<15%).
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Kubernetes cluster design, Helm/Kustomize templating, and GitOps workflows.
- Implement and maintain Terraform IaC, Ansible configurations, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Azure DevOps, Ansible).
- Hardening of servers per STIG and enterprise policies; enforce RBAC and multi‑factor authentication.
- Optimize Windows/Linux workloads, integrate Microsoft Entra ID/AD DS, Docker containers.
- Engineer network security: BGP, IP subnetting, NSGs, Palo Alto firewall rules, load balancers, CDNs, DNS.
- Maintain cloud‑agnostic tools and multi‑cloud consistency.
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams for continuous monitoring and audits.
Required Skills:
- Kubernetes administration, Helm, Kustomize, GitOps.
- Terraform, Ansible, Docker, CI/CD pipelines.
- Azure/AWS advanced certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, AWS Solutions Architect Associate/SysOps).
- Windows/Linux system administration.
- Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory.
- Network engineering (BGP, CDN, routing, firewall, load balancing).
- Security hardening (STIG, RBAC, MFA).
- Clear communication and documentation.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- IAT III certification (CISSP preferred).
- Active DoD Secret clearance; Top Secret clearance possible.
Huntsville, United states
On site
Senior
17-03-2026