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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Kubernetes Administrator - **Company:** Guidehouse Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $141,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** .NET Framework, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Computing Platforms, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Linux Containers, Apache Zookeeper, Software Repository, .NET Core, Grafana, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Appian, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Gitlab, Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Low-code, Apache Kafka, Cloudwatch, Terraform, AWS EKS, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9071977/kubernetes-administrator ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree from an accredited university. * Minimum of FIVE (5+) years of overall work experience. * THREE (3+) years of professional experience in Cloud Kubernetes Operations, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). * Containerization: Strong hands-on experience using AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (AWS EKS) (kubectl, managing namespaces, resource limits) and writing/modifying Helm charts. * AWS & GovCloud Familiarity: Core knowledge of AWS foundational infrastructure with an understanding of navigating the operational constraints of secure or regulated cloud boundaries. * Application Ecosystems: Familiarity supporting .NET application environments and an interest in or exposure to enterprise low-code platform topologies (like Appian or similar BPM engines). * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred. * US Citizenship or Green Card required. Visa Sponsorship is not eligible for this role. ## Description * Kubernetes Operations: Maintain, troubleshoot, and monitor Kubernetes pods, services, and ingress controllers hosting Appian stateful workloads and .NET applications. * Deployment Automation: Assist development teams in packaging .NET applications (Windows or Linux containers) and deploying them via Helm charts and established CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions). * Platform Support (Appian): Monitor the health and connectivity of self-managed Appian platform layers (Engines, Data Server, Kafka/Zookeeper data planes) utilizing the Appian Operator on Kubernetes. * Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Maintain and update existing Terraform or CloudFormation modules to manage core AWS services (EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, and VPCs). * Security & Compliance Operationalization: Execute routine cluster updates, patch container vulnerabilities, and implement RBAC policies to ensure alignment with FedRAMP or NIST SP 800-53 security controls. * Observability: Configure alerts, dashboards, and log streaming using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or AWS CloudWatch to minimize downtime., * Industry Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional * Appian Platform Architecture: Hands-on experience or familiarity with the Appian Operator on Kubernetes, including managing Appian Custom Resources (CRs) and monitoring underlying data plane components like Apache Kafka. * Modern .NET Ecosystems: Experience containerizing legacy .NET Framework applications into Windows containers or working with cloud-native .NET Core/6/8 microservices running on Linux containers. * GitOps & Continuous Delivery: Experience utilizing declarative continuous delivery tools such as ArgoCD or FluxCD to sync and maintain cluster states directly from Git repositories. ## Related Videos - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Mastering Kubernetes – Beginner Edition](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/530-mastering-kubernetes-beginner-edition) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [Kubernetes Security Best Practices](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1411-kubernetes-security-best-practices) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers)