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# Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** ValueBase Consulting
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Engineering, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Load Balancing, System Availability, Grafana, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, AWS EKS, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1ff5076c-096e-476d-941e-4c5c2571f4a1

## About the Role

* Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) and 8+ years' work experience or equivalent experience
 * 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, ideally with AWS EKS
 * Expertise in container orchestration, microservices architecture, and Docker
 * Strong proficiency with AWS services such as EC2, S3, IAM, and VPC
 * Experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or a related field
 * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
 * Proficiency in Helm for running Kubernetes applications
 * Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g. ArgoCD)
 * Solid understanding of Kubernetes security, including RBAC, network policies, and secrets management
 * Proven knowledge of networking concepts, including load balancing, DNS, and firewalls
 * Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
 * Familiarity with agile and DevOps methodologies
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out:

 * AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
 * Familiarity with GitOps workflows using ArgoCD
 * Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

## Description

* Design, deploy, and lead Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS
 * Integrate with CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
 * Automate Kubernetes management tasks using Helm, Terraform, and other infrastructure-as-code tools
 * Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kubernetes cluster performance and resource allocation
 * Implement security best practices for EKS, including role-based access control (RBAC) and network policies
 * Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate Kubernetes into the software development lifecycle
 * Run cluster scaling, upgrades, and capacity planning for production environments
 * Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness of critical applications running on Kubernetes
 * Develop and maintain documentation for Kubernetes architecture, processes, and best practices
 * Provide technical guidance and mentorship