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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Kubernetes Engineer (Cloud Native Infrastructure & Automation) - **Company:** Atlas Technologies - **Location:** Charleston, SC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $145,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, CompTIA Security+, Continuous Integration, DevOps, HAProxy, Network Control, Network Interface, Nginx, Node.Js, Octopus Deploy, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Ansible, Security Content Automation Protocol, YAML, Data Logging, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Multi-Cloud, Git, Kustomize Configuration Management, Kubernetes, Bare Metal, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Build Process, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9192840/kubernetes-engineer-cloud-native-infrastructure-automation ## About the Role * Must be a US Citizen. * Must currently possess and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Level Security Clearance. * Extensive hands-on Kubernetes experience, including cluster operations, workload deployment, and infrastructure components. * Familiarity with cloud platforms providing managed Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE). * Excellent communication and documentation skills. * Solid understanding of containers and container build processes (Docker, Podman, Buildah, etc.). * Strong troubleshooting skills for cluster networking, storage, and control plane issues. * Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) or ingress controllers (NGINX, HAProxy, Traefik) * Experience with Helm charts, Kustomize, and Kubernetes Operators templating/packaging mechanism. * Knowledge of Kubernetes security tooling (OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Falco). * Strong skills with automation tooling (Ansible, Terraform, or similar). * Proficiency with Git, Jenkins, YAML, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps workflows. * Familiarity with DoD/DoW compliance automation (DISA STIGs, SCAP, RMF) * Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly We'd be Impressed if You Had: * Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) * Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) * Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Education/Experience * BS Degree in relevant technical field or combination of education and experience * Ability to obtain the following certs within 3 months of start date: + CompTIA Security+ CE + Professional Scrum Developer certification or Certified Scrum Developer certification * 3+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience designing, provisioning, and administering production Kubernetes environments. * 5+ years experience working with a wide range of IT products ## Description Looking for a career where hard work is valued, and your ideas and feedback are part of the way we operate daily? Want to bring your skills to a company that encourages teamwork and champions continued education and process improvement? Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America's warfighters, is seeking an experienced Subject Matter Expert (SME) specializing in Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands on knowledge of container orchestration, cluster operations, automation frameworks, and modern DevOps practices. Experience with multi cluster environments, service mesh, and cloud provider Kubernetes platforms is highly valuable. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise grade Kubernetes environments to drive scalability, reliability, and operational excellence. This position allows for telework up to 2 days per week. However, Atlas reserves the right to adjust the schedule, if required to meet the needs of our customer. Travel Up To - 10% You Will: * Serve as the primary technical authority for Kubernetes strategy, operations, and best practices. * Architect, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across bare-metal, virtualized, and multi-cloud environments. * Leverage GitOps delivery pipelines using Argo CD (or Flux) to automate infrastructure state, cluster add-ons, and workload deployments across multi-cluster environments. * Configure, tune, and troubleshoot cluster networking, including Container Network Interfaces, ingress controllers and service mesh architectures. * Build and optimize enhance monitoring, logging, and tracing frameworks to ensure cluster reliability and workload visibility. * Troubleshoot complex cluster issues, including networking, scheduling, performance tuning, and node health. * Collaborate with application teams to onboard workloads, design deployment patterns, and optimize resource usage. * Drive documentation, standards, and reusable automation templates for repeatability across environments. * Provide knowledge transfer, training, and mentorship to junior engineers and cross functional teams ## Related Videos - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Kubernetes Security Best Practices](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1411-kubernetes-security-best-practices) - [Building a Cloud Platform Where Everything is Just Another Kubernetes Resource](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100137-building-a-cloud-platform-where-everything-is-just-another-kubernetes-resource) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [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) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)