Kubernetes Engineer

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to support USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. This role involves designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.
• Proficiently manage Kubernetes cluster orchestration, container networking, Helm chart deployment, and automation of CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Implement security best practices and utilize Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field OR a minimum of 5 years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, troubleshooting containerized applications, and implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field.
• OR 5 years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• No Security Clearance Required

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).

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