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Peraton

Kubernetes Architect

Washington, DC · On-site

$74.75 - $95.75/hr

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Kubernetes platform engineering, cloud-native infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), enterprise automation, and secure platform operations ...

Peraton

Kubernetes Architect

Washington, DC

$74.75 - $95.75/hr

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Kubernetes platform engineering, cloud-native infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), enterprise automation, and secure platform operations ...

Peraton

Kubernetes Architect

Washington, DC · On-site

$146K - $234K/yr

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Kubernetes platform engineering, cloud-native infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), enterprise automation, and secure platform operations ...

Maxar

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

Herndon, VA · On-site

We are seeking a Platform Engineer with strong experience in Kubernetes and OpenShift to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available platforms. This role focuses on enabling ...

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Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Interon IT Solutions

Chantilly, VA • Remote

$54 - $74/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 23 days ago

Job description

#W2 Role

Job Title: Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Experience: 10+ Years
Key Skills: DevOps, Azure, OpenShift, CI/CD, Kubernetes Platform Engineering, Cloud-Native Platforms

Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer with 10+ years of overall IT experience and strong expertise in DevOps, Azure, OpenShift, CI/CD, and platform engineering. The ideal candidate will be responsible for enabling development teams to onboard applications onto enterprise Kubernetes platforms in a streamlined and standardized way. This role requires strong hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, container platforms, automation, and developer support.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support and guide application development teams in onboarding their applications onto the Kubernetes platform using standard and streamlined processes.
  • Collaborate with Development, Platform Engineering, Operations, and Release Engineering teams to design and improve platform solutions that enhance developer experience and accelerate platform adoption.
  • Drive cloud-native development best practices and help teams build scalable, resilient, and containerized applications.
  • Partner with Release Engineering teams to implement and promote GitOps practices for version-controlled deployments and automated infrastructure management.
  • Provide troubleshooting and support for Kubernetes-based applications, platform configurations, container deployments, and connectivity issues.
  • Develop and maintain onboarding guides, platform documentation, best practices, and practical implementation examples for engineering teams.
  • Conduct technical training sessions and workshops to help teams adopt Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud-native capabilities effectively.
  • Collect feedback from development teams and continuously improve platform onboarding processes, tooling, and support models.
  • Contribute to platform reliability, automation, scalability, and operational excellence across enterprise container ecosystems.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 10+ years of overall IT experience with strong background in software engineering, DevOps, and platform engineering.
  • Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, OpenShift, containers, and enterprise platform onboarding.
  • Strong experience with Azure cloud platform and cloud-native application architecture.
  • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation platforms.
  • Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD for deployment automation and configuration management.
  • Knowledge of observability tools for monitoring, logging, alerting, metrics, and tracing in Kubernetes environments.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Go, Python, Java, Node.js, or Shell scripting.
  • Strong troubleshooting experience with containerized workloads, Kubernetes deployments, and platform support.
  • Good understanding of DevOps practices, automation, scalability, resiliency, and developer enablement.

Preferred Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
  • Familiarity with container security best practices, image scanning, and Kubernetes RBAC.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.
  • Knowledge of Helm charts, OpenShift Operators, and CNCF ecosystem tools.
  • Experience working in large-scale enterprise platform environments supporting multiple development teams.