Senior Kubernetes Engineer

Position Overview
The Digital Modernization Sector has an exciting career opportunity for a Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to support the USAF Defensive Cyber Systems Program Management Office at Joint Base San Antonio. This position will support both internal and customer facing projects involving, but not limited to, application containerization, pipeline implementation and management, infrastructure as code development, automation development, and cloud migrations. Utilize your expertise to assist with the consultation and design of infrastructure to support future and undefined workstream efforts to support resilient infrastructure as code. Your contributions will shape mission-critical solutions and drive continuous improvement across diverse projects. Become a key contributor in our cutting-edge environment where continuous learning and knowledge sharing are integral to advancing and optimizing our customer solutions. Bring your own experience and work with our team to teach and learn while building, maintaining, and supporting our customer environments.

On-Site Requirement:

The position requires on-site presence at Joint Base San Antonio.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in the consultation and design of infrastructure to support future and undefined workstream initiatives.
• Support software development efforts on Kubernetes platforms by ensuring optimal deployment and performance.
• Redesign and re-architect Kubernetes clusters to support mission-critical applications, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with the team to design, implement, and operate infrastructure to support modernization efforts for future customers.
• Identify training needs, additional resources, re-architecting opportunities, technology insertions, and process improvements to minimize system impacts and enhance site reliability.
• Improve, troubleshoot, and optimize existing container orchestration environments.
• Provide support in a break/fix environment to ensure minimal downtime and quick issue resolution.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement improvements to enhance customer environments and system performance.
• Assist with Git process flows, GitOps implementation, and continuous improvement of version control practices.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 6+ years of experience. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP)
• Proficient with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and/or Docker Swarm.
• Proficient with Python, JavaScript or equivalent programming language.
• Strong background in Linux system administration, especially Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Active Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) OR Docker Certified Associate (DCA).
• Experience and ability to lead and mentor junior engineers and lead technical initiatives.
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team environment.
• Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasks.
• Must be capable of performing high-quality work both independently, and with a team, in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to interact positively, collaborate, and communicate appropriately with team members.
• U.S. Citizenship required with an active DoD Secret clearance and eligibility to obtain TS/SCI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced with Spectro Palette.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• Red Hat OpenShift, including setup, configuration, and administration.
• Relevant certifications, such as Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
• Experience with cloud-first, AWS/Azure native architectures, and cloud PaaS & SaaS services.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc).

Original Posting:

March 24, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.