Kubernetes Engineer

* Manage Kubernetes for on-prem and in AWS production environments with end-to-end responsibilities of deployment, upgrade, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning & backups/DR.
* Frequent full security patching of all layers of Kubernetes infrastructure while maintaining very high uptime
* Ownership and engineering responsibility of production AWS and Kubernetes services
* Identify and resolve full Kubernetes stack engineering problems independently
* Ensure successful real-time analysis of telemetry data from space launch partners, such as Space

X, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin
* Provide after-hours support for Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting during launch events
* Support scientists and engineers running workloads and apps in Kubernetes
* Provide Linux expertise and troubleshooting
* Evaluate and test new products and technologies
* Use code to enhance and automate operations
* ** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or IT or equivalent experience is required**
* ** A minimum of (5) or more years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional experience supporting a high availability enterprise environment is required**
* ** A minimum of (2) years hands-on experience managing existing Kubernetes environments, with responsibilities of deployment, upgrade, patching, and backups is required
*** Full ownership and engineering responsibility of production AWS and Kubernetes services
* Be able to identify and resolve engineering problems independently
* Experience in Linux systems administration, including configuration, for an enterprise environment
* Strong understanding of networking fundamentals
* Experience automating repetitive tasks with scripting or Dev Ops tools
* ** This position requires the ability to maintain a Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance**
* ** A minimum of (7) or more years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional experience in AWS, Linux, and IaC is required
*** Experience architecting and deploying secure AWS and/or Kubernetes environments from scratch is needed
* Experience performance tuning and capacity planning AWS and/or Kubernetes environments is required
* Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is preferred
* Experience deploying Kubernetes clusters using
** Rancher
* * is strongly desired
* Experience deploying/supporting persistent container storage on Kubernetes (
** Portworx
* * preferred)
* Experience in Linux performance tuning, and security hardening for an enterprise DoD environment
* Experience with VMWare, Hyper-V, or Harvester
* Experience with automated provisioning, configuration management, Infrastructure-as-Code, Git Ops (Examples: ArgoCD, Ansible, Terra Form, Puppet, Packer, Bash, Golang, Python)
* Experience with Agile and Scrum is preferred
* A current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government, is strongly preferred. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
* Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
* Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
* Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
* 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
* Flexible spending accounts
* Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
* Relocation assistance
* Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
* Education assistance programs
* An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
*** Right Place
*** The Aerospace Corporation has over 26  nationwide, which allows us to build a workforce that will nurture the best ideas, and generate the most novel innovations and solutions to our nation’s toughest space enterprise challenges.
*** Right Path
*** Aerospace covers all stages of the space lifecycle, from concept to operations. We believe our people are our most valuable resource and that’s why we propel our employees forward in their careers through ongoing education, training, and .
*** Right Purpose
*** We can all serve a  much greater than ourselves, and at Aerospace that is exactly what we do. By hiring the industry’s most preeminent scientists and engineers, Aerospace advances emerging technologies that protect some of the most critical missions on Earth and above it.

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