Senior Kubernetes Platform Administrator

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VetsEZ

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201 - 500 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

VetsEZ is a company specializing in digital transformation within the federal sector. It provides solutions such as PMO (Project Management Office), software solutions, and data solutions to its clients. VetsEZ is actively involved in securing and managing large contracts, such as a 5-year, $158M contract for Community Care Development, Security, and Operations (CCDSO) Support Services, and a 5-year, $415M contract for Health Middleware and Data Management (HMDM) DevSecOps Support Services. The company also supports the Veterans Affairs (VA) through prescription drug monitoring programs and other health data management services. VetsEZ focuses on leveraging technology to improve healthcare and data management for federal clients.

📋 Description

• Serve as the technical lead for the Brain Team and provide subject matter expertise in Kubernetes architecture, networking, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering • Mentor other engineers • Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize production Kubernetes clusters running on Amazon EKS • Manage node lifecycle, autoscaling, and capacity planning using Karpenter • Lead Kubernetes networking initiatives using Cilium and Istio, including service mesh, ingress, network policies, and traffic management • Develop and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code • Drive platform automation through GitOps, GitHub, and GitHub Actions • Collaborate with development, security, and platform teams to deliver secure and scalable capabilities • Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, and application issues across distributed systems • Implement secure-by-default platform standards and operational controls supporting FISMA High compliance objectives • Leverage AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot, to improve engineering productivity and platform automation • Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and project success

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience, including 5+ years administering production Kubernetes environments • Strong hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes architecture, and Linux administration • Deep understanding of Kubernetes networking with hands-on experience using Cilium and Istio • Strong experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and AWS cloud infrastructure • Experience implementing GitOps workflows using GitHub and GitHub Actions • Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail and technical documentation abilities • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience working in Agile software development teams and cross-functional technical environments • U.S. Citizenship is required • Must successfully complete a background check • Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required • Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKS, or CKAD, and AWS or Terraform certifications • Experience with Argo CD, Argo Rollouts, Kyverno, Kubernetes policy management, Helm, Kustomize, or Gateway API • Experience implementing secure CI/CD and Continuous ATO (cATO) pipelines, container security and vulnerability scanning using Aqua or similar tools, and AWS security and compliance frameworks • Experience with platform engineering, internal developer portals, and observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry • Experience supporting FISMA or other regulated environments and working with cloud-native security and compliance requirements • Must reside within the continental US • Sponsorship is not offered

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision • 401k with Employer Match • PTO + Federal Holidays • Corporate Laptop • Training Opportunities • Remote Opportunity