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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Kavaliro
- **Location:** Homestead, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Linux, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Network Diagrams, Nginx, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Okta, Amazon Relational Database Service, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Devsecops, Microservices
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9161855/platform-engineer

## About the Role

U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance or higher.
-Security+ required.
-Strong Kubernetes architecture and administration experience.
-Hands-on experience with RKE2 or other Kubernetes distributions.
-Experience deploying high-availability Kubernetes clusters in air-gapped environments.
-Strong Linux/RHEL administration experience.
-Experience with Terraform/IaC and AWS.
-Familiarity with RMF, DISA STIGs, DoD security controls, and container security.
-Strong communication, technical documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred
-CKA or CKAD certification.
-Experience supporting IL5/IL6/SIPR environments.
-Experience with EKS, AKS, RKE2, GitOps, and AWS automation.
-Experience deploying microservices across multiple DoD Impact Levels.
-Networking experience and familiarity with classified environments.
-Experience with DECSCOP or similar DoD mission environments.

Clearance: Active DoD Secret or higher
Certification: Security+ required; CKA/CKAD preferred

## Description

Kavaliro is seeking a Senior Cloud & Kubernetes Architect to support the design, deployment, and management of mission-critical systems across secure DoD environments. The role will focus on Kubernetes, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, automation, and secure deployments across multiple Impact Levels, with IL6/SIPR as the immediate priority., Architect, deploy, and manage highly available Kubernetes/RKE2 clusters, including air-gapped environments.
-Support mission command system deployments across IL3, IL5, and IL6 environments.
-Design and implement Kubernetes DevSecOps environments for secure application deployment.
-Support AWS cloud architecture and automation using Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, EKS, S3, RDS, IAM, and CloudWatch.
-Support RMF/ATO, DISA STIG, container hardening, patching, and DoD security requirements.
-Perform Linux/RHEL system administration and troubleshooting.
-Develop architecture and network diagrams and brief technical solutions to government stakeholders.
-Architect highly available services including PostgreSQL, MinIO, NGINX, and Keycloak.


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