Senior Kubernetes Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the development, modernization, and migration of containerized and agentic workloads within a government multi-cloud setting comprising over 70 customer tenants.

• Design and spearhead the implementation of container-platform requirements and architecture utilizing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

• Establish and manage Agentic Runtime for Kubernetes (ARK) to support AI-agent workloads.

• Act as the Tier 3 escalation point for intricate incidents and outages within the AKS and ARK agentic-runtime environment.

• Investigate and resolve challenges throughout the Kubernetes stack, encompassing clusters, control plane, CNI networking, ingress, CSI storage, workload scheduling, ARK control plane, and Custom Resources.

• Lead root cause analysis for high-severity incidents and apply solutions to avert future occurrences.

• Handle high-priority incident communications with stakeholders, leadership, and impacted tenants.

• Define and maintain observability standards using Azure Monitor, Managed Prometheus, Container Insights, Azure Log Analytics, and OpenTelemetry.

• Proactively identify and address risks associated with clusters, node pools, and workloads.

• Analyze performance, cost, and capacity trends to design optimizations for stability, efficiency, and security at scale.

• Oversee the management and maintenance of AKS clusters and the ARK agentic runtime across a multi-tenant environment of 70+ tenants.

• Deploy, upgrade, and manage ARK on Kubernetes, overseeing CRDs, controllers, model integrations, tool integrations, and MCP servers.

• Ensure the security and FedRAMP compliance of tenant resources by enforcing Kubernetes RBAC, network policies, and Azure workload identity.

• Collaborate with the Architecture team on the Azure Well-Architected Framework and implement Kubernetes best-practice solutions.

• Take ownership of and enforce Change Management procedures.

• Lead the incident intake process, triage prioritization, and team workload management.

• Mentor and train Tier 2 engineers while leading knowledge-transfer sessions.

• Enhance team metrics and service delivery in collaboration with the Service Delivery Manager and Product Owner.

• Maintain documentation related to incident response protocols, architectural decisions, and lessons learned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, Master's degree with 6 years of experience, Associate's degree with 10 years of experience, or a High School diploma/equivalent with 12 years of experience.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Capability to obtain and sustain a DHS Public Trust clearance.

• Experience in engineering and systems analysis with a strong hands-on focus on Kubernetes in production environments.

• Extensive hands-on experience operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and the broader Kubernetes stack, including control plane, CNI networking, ingress, CSI storage, RBAC, Helm, and workload scheduling.

• Practical experience in deploying and managing Agentic Runtime for Kubernetes (ARK) or similar Kubernetes-native agent/operator platforms based on the CRD-plus-controller model.

• Familiarity with ARK Custom Resources and MCP/A2A integration.

• Demonstrated experience in leading incident management and root cause analysis within large-scale, multi-tenant government environments.

• In-depth knowledge of FedRAMP compliance and best practices for Kubernetes and Azure security.

• Strong leadership, communication, and technical documentation abilities.

• Proficient in communicating effectively with technical teams and senior stakeholders.

• Preferred qualifications include Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).

• Preferred: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).

• Preferred: Familiarity with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code methodologies, including Terraform, Bicep, Helm, and Argo CD or Flux.

• Preferred: Experience with CI/CD pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

• Preferred: Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Go scripting for automation and remediation, including the ARK Python SDK.

• Preferred: Experience in integrating LLM providers such as Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or local models.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Health savings account

• Short-term disability

• Long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Parental leave

• 401(k)

• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation

• Company paid holidays

• Potential eligibility for overtime

• Potential eligibility for shift differential

• Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus