Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to architect, implement, and operate enterprise-scale container orchestration platforms within cloud environments. This role focuses on building resilient, secure, and compliant Kubernetes clusters that support mission-critical workloads while maintaining the agility required for modern application delivery.
What we are looking for:
- Kubernetes Expertise
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and operational patterns
- Experience with Kubernetes distributions: vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, or cloud-managed services
- Proficiency with Kubernetes networking: CNI plugins, service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), ingress controllers
- Advanced troubleshooting skills for complex distributed system issues
- Container runtime expertise: Docker, containers, CRI-O
- Cloud Platform Integration
- Multi-cloud Kubernetes deployment experience: EKS, AKS, OKE, or self-managed clusters
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm, Kustomize for Kubernetes resource management
- Cloud-native storage solutions and persistent volume management
- Integration with cloud security services and identity providers
- Security & Compliance
- Kubernetes security best practices: Pod Security Standards, network policies, admission controllers
- Container image security: vulnerability scanning, signing, registry security
- Secrets management integration: HashiCorp Vault, cloud KMS, Kubernetes secrets
- Understanding of zero-trust networking principles and implementation
- Automation & DevOps
- GitOps tools and workflows: ArgoCD, Flux, or similar platforms
- CI/CD integration with Kubernetes: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub
- Actions
- Monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, distributed tracing
- Configuration management and policy enforcement tools
What you'll need:
- 6 years container orchestration and cloud infrastructure experience
- 4 years hands-on Kubernetes administration and architecture design
- Experience deploying Kubernetes in enterprise or government environments
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices
- Experience in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Go)
Bonus points if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
- DoD 8570 compliance with IAT II certification (e.g.: Sec+) - will need to obtain within 90 days of hire
- Strong background in distributed systems, networking, and security
- Certifications such as: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, Oracle) with container focus
- Service mesh architecture and implementation experience
- Multi-cluster management and federation patterns
- High-performance computing and GPU workload management
- Kubernetes operator development and custom resource definitions
- Kubernetes Helm chart development
- Experience developing GitOps workflows for application deployment and cluster configuration management
- Create CI/CD pipelines optimized for containerized government workloads
- Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting for Kubernetes environments
- Design automated scaling, healing, and maintenance procedures
- Troubleshoot complex distributed system issues across multi-cloud environments
Clearance:
- Must have an active Top Secret clearance; SCI eligibility preferred