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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$140,000 - $160,000
25%
IT - Software
Radford, VA (Off-Site/Hybrid)
Top Skills' Details
This position can sit primarily REMOTE however requires travel as needed in Radford, VA and candidate will ideally live within a three and half hour radius of this location. A Secret/Top Secret Clearance is required along with the Sec+ Certification, Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Senior-level experience with Kubernetes-based platforms, such as Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or vanilla Kubernetes.
• Experience with Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers for dynamic provisioning of persistent storage (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph, AWS EBS, Azure Disks).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Helm, Kustomize, or Terraform, and GitOps experience using ArgoCD, or Flux.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across the entire technology stack – Kubernetes networking, storage, server, and containerized applications.
• Familiarity with persistent storage solutions for Kubernetes workloads (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph, NFS).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for Kubernetes (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana).
Position Duties:
• Work with Government engineers to develop and maintain the Kubernetes-based architecture.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for the deployment and sustainment of the Kubernetes platform.
• As applications are hosted on the solution, utilize IaC for the provisioning of customer namespaces and containerized workloads.
• Provide daily administration of the Kubernetes platform, including patching and upgrading of all Kubernetes components (e.g., control plane, worker nodes, CNI plugins, CSI drivers, and CRI runtimes).
• Configure and manage Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins (e.g., Calico, Cilium, OpenShift SDN) to ensure secure and efficient networking for Kubernetes workloads.
• Deploy and manage Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers to enable dynamic provisioning of persistent storage for containerized workloads (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph).
• Monitor utilization of all container orchestration resources and notify the Lead when additional resources will be required.
• Harden the Kubernetes platform per cloud-native best practices and the required government cybersecurity controls.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of any hosting platform issues, including Kubernetes networking, containerized workloads, persistent storage, and runtime issues.
• Develop and maintain system, infrastructure, and process documentation (e.g., system diagrams, network topology, Kubernetes configurations, CSI driver configurations, CRI runtime configurations, standard operating procedures).
• Provide on-call support for triage and resolution of after-hours production incidents.
• Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across a wide variety of containerized network, storage, and compute services.
• Build, configure, and administer Kubernetes clusters.
• Implement and manage container registries (e.g., Docker Hub, Harbor, Red Hat Quay) for secure image storage and distribution.
• Deploy and manage persistent storage solutions for containerized workloads (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph, NFS).
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking concepts, including Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins (e.g., Calico, Cilium, OpenShift SDN), service discovery, ingress controllers, network policies, and DNS management.
• Proficiency in building, configuring, and administering Kubernetes clusters in enterprise environments.
• Experience with container orchestration tools and technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with container registries and image management (e.g., Docker Hub, Harbor, Red Hat Quay).
• Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Python, Pulumi.
• Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) process, and/or industry hardening best practices and processes.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline integration for containerized workloads.
Required Certifications:
• Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IA Tech Level II certification.
• Must have (or obtain within 6 months of hire) a Computing Environment certification in a related field:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration.
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
Other equivalent Kubernetes or container-related certifications.
Clearance Required:
• DoD Secret
Position Location:
• Radford, VA(Hybrid telework/onsite as needed)
Education:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT related field
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
· This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)
· Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required
This position can sit primarily REMOTE however requires travel as needed in Radford, VA and candidate will ideally live within a three and half hour radius of this location. A Secret/Top Secret Clearance is required along with the Sec+ Certification, Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Senior-level experience with Kubernetes-based platforms, such as Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or vanilla Kubernetes.
• Experience with Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers for dynamic provisioning of persistent storage (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph, AWS EBS, Azure Disks).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Helm, Kustomize, or Terraform, and GitOps experience using ArgoCD, or Flux.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across the entire technology stack – Kubernetes networking, storage, server, and containerized applications.
• Familiarity with persistent storage solutions for Kubernetes workloads (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph, NFS).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for Kubernetes (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana).
Position Duties:
• Work with Government engineers to develop and maintain the Kubernetes-based architecture.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for the deployment and sustainment of the Kubernetes platform.
• As applications are hosted on the solution, utilize IaC for the provisioning of customer namespaces and containerized workloads.
• Provide daily administration of the Kubernetes platform, including patching and upgrading of all Kubernetes components (e.g., control plane, worker nodes, CNI plugins, CSI drivers, and CRI runtimes).
• Configure and manage Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins (e.g., Calico, Cilium, OpenShift SDN) to ensure secure and efficient networking for Kubernetes workloads.
• Deploy and manage Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers to enable dynamic provisioning of persistent storage for containerized workloads (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph).
• Monitor utilization of all container orchestration resources and notify the Lead when additional resources will be required.
• Harden the Kubernetes platform per cloud-native best practices and the required government cybersecurity controls.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of any hosting platform issues, including Kubernetes networking, containerized workloads, persistent storage, and runtime issues.
• Develop and maintain system, infrastructure, and process documentation (e.g., system diagrams, network topology, Kubernetes configurations, CSI driver configurations, CRI runtime configurations, standard operating procedures).
• Provide on-call support for triage and resolution of after-hours production incidents.
• Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across a wide variety of containerized network, storage, and compute services.
• Build, configure, and administer Kubernetes clusters.
• Implement and manage container registries (e.g., Docker Hub, Harbor, Red Hat Quay) for secure image storage and distribution.
• Deploy and manage persistent storage solutions for containerized workloads (e.g., OpenShift Data Foundation, Ceph, NFS).
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking concepts, including Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins (e.g., Calico, Cilium, OpenShift SDN), service discovery, ingress controllers, network policies, and DNS management.
• Proficiency in building, configuring, and administering Kubernetes clusters in enterprise environments.
• Experience with container orchestration tools and technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with container registries and image management (e.g., Docker Hub, Harbor, Red Hat Quay).
• Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Python, Pulumi.
• Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) process, and/or industry hardening best practices and processes.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline integration for containerized workloads.
Required Certifications:
• Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IA Tech Level II certification.
• Must have (or obtain within 6 months of hire) a Computing Environment certification in a related field:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration.
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
Other equivalent Kubernetes or container-related certifications.
Clearance Required:
• DoD Secret
Position Location:
• Radford, VA(Hybrid telework/onsite as needed)
Education:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT related field
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
· This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)
· Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required
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