POSITION: Senior Kubernetes Engineer
WORK LOCATION: Colorado Springs, CO
JOB CATEGORY: Information Technology
JOB TYPE: Shift
REQUISITION ID: EM09-184
CITIZENSHIP: United States Citizen
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: None
E&M Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. E&M provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
E&M Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO in support of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands.
Job Responsibilities:
As a Senior Kubernetes Engineer, you will be responsible for deploying, configuring, and maintaining secure and resilient Kubernetes environments for our application teams. You will play a critical role in ensuring that our platform is easy to use, reliable, and resistant to disruptions. By incorporating good DevSecOps practices, you will help improve the overall security and stability of our Kubernetes clusters. You will ensure that the platform enables application developers to deliver value while exceeding customer needs for stability and security.
Typical duties include the following:
- Creation and sustainment of Kubernetes clusters
- Installation, configuration, testing, and sustainment of DevSecOps tools
- Integration and automation of the DevSecOps tools to enable CI/CD
- Implementing automation in cluster and tool creation
- Implementing process and procedures for utilizing the DevSecOps pipeline
- Maintenance of the DevSecOps pipeline to ensure availability to the software developers
- Rapid resolution of DevSecOps pipeline issues
- Position may require at times, night and/or weekend work to maintain a secure and resilient sy
Minimum Qualifications:
- IAT Level II Certification (CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)
- 12 or more years of directly related IT experience
- 5 or more years of experience working with containerized and/or cloud platforms and implementing DevSecOps practices
- 3 or more years of experience deploying and maintaining VMWare Tanzu clusters
- Experience with containerization and microservices
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code (IAC) principles
- Experience working with Kubernetes
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Clearance at the appropriate level.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and over 10 years DevSecOps work experience
- Experience Implemented CI/CD deployment pipelines for Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Kubernetes, re-factored software projects for integration in larger ecosystem of applications
- Experience implementing DevSecOps in a container ecosystem
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) platforms, like Terraform and Ansible
- Experience in Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration Environments
- Experience implementing DevSecOps pipelines in a VMware Tanzu environment.