Kubernetes Engineer

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to support USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. This role involves designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.
• Proficiently manage Kubernetes cluster orchestration, container networking, Helm chart deployment, and automation of CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Implement security best practices and utilize Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field OR a minimum of 5 years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, troubleshooting containerized applications, and implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field.
• OR 5 years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• No Security Clearance Required