Kubernetes Engineer

Position Summary

The Kubernetes Engineer supports mission-critical objectives under the referenced work order by configuring deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters tailored for IL environments (IL2 IL4 IL5) ensuring support for ESRI ArcGIS services and integration with agency infrastructure. This role optimizes containerized transformation pipelines and implements Kubernetes-native monitoring solutions.

Job Description

• The Kubernetes Engineer is responsible for configuring deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters for IL2/IL4/IL5 environments.
• The position requires developing and managing Helm charts and Kubernetes operators for declarative deployment and automated scaling of ESRI services.
• Engineers will configure persistent volume claims and provision container-native storage (AWS EBS Azure disks).
• The role includes integrating Kubernetes-native monitoring and logging solutions (Prometheus Fluentd OpenTelemetry).

Required Qualifications and Experience

The contractor shall provide personnel who meet one of the following requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cloud Computing or a related field; or
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in Kubernetes administration.

Candidates must have demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Troubleshooting containerized applications.
• Implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Working with cloud infrastructure services (AWS Azure GCP).

Required Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in Kubernetes cluster orchestration and container networking.
• Working knowledge of Helm chart deployment and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Proficiency in AWS Azure and GCP cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus Grafana ELK stack).
• Ability to implement service mesh technologies (Istio Linkerd).

Education

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (Preferred Not Required)
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (Preferred Not Required)
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer (Preferred Not Required)

Clearance Requirement

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance as specified by the program.

Endurion complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. Endurion will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at