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# Kubernetes Engineer

- **Company:** HII Mission Technologies
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, OpenShift, Systems Development Life Cycle, Ansible, Software Deployment, HybridCloud, Containerization, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Devsecops
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9219819/kubernetes-engineer

## About the Role

* 5+ years of hands-on experience responsible for the end-to-end engineering, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-grade container orchestration environments.
 * 5+ years of hands-on experience deploying, running, troubleshooting, and managing containerized workloads with platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Managed Cloud K8s (NKP/EKS/AKS/GKE).
 * Demonstrate mastery in cluster lifecycle management, automated deployment via Isac (Terraform/Helm/Ansible) and the engineering of robust observability and security frameworks.
 * Strong understanding of Linux systems, cloud-native networking, and DevOps principles to maintain high-performance, resilient, and secure hybrid-cloud platforms.
 * Must meet DoD 8140/CSWF for 661-Intermediate or be willing to obtain the appropriate credential within 6 months.
 * 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
 * TS/SCI clearance required with ability to obtain CI Poly.

Preferred Requirements

 * Cloud-native formal training or vendor certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Associate, Google Professional Cloud Architect)
 * Kubernetes formal training or vendor certifications (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Certified Kubernetes Developer)
 * Understanding and knowledge of system development lifecycles (e.g., waterfall, spiral, agile, DevSecOps).
 * Experience supporting infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
 * Expertise in engineering and implementing enterprise-level platforms focusing on Cluster lifecycle, network, service mesh, and observability.

## Description

As a Kubernetes Engineer will build, maintain, and optimize container platforms that supports modern, scalable, and resilient applications across the organization. In this role, you translate operational and application requirements into robust container platform architectures, ensuring reliability, security, and efficient automation throughout the ecosystem. This position bridges the gap between core infrastructure and application delivery, requiring a deep understanding of Linux systems, cloud-native networking, and DevSecOps principles to maintain high-performance, resilient, and secure hybrid-cloud platforms., * Key responsibilities include working with development and infrastructure teams to design and implement Kubernetes clusters, manage core components, and develop automation for deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management.

 * Create and maintain CI/CD integrations, engineer containerized solutions, and optimize cluster performance and resource utilization.
 * May also support solution design efforts such as architecture documentation, configuration prototypes, and infrastructure-as-code patterns. Additionally, you will conduct testing, troubleshoot platform issues, and ensure that Kubernetes environments operate securely, consistently, and in alignment with organizational standards.