AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Kubernetes Engineer (Top Secret w/SCI and SAP eligibility)
701 S Courthouse Rd, Arlington, VA 22204
On-site · Full-time · $120k–$150k (as posted)
First seen by offpeak October 6, 2026
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities
The Kubernetes Engineer will be standing up an enclave which will be a Red Hat environment utilizing Kubernetes for deploying and managing applications. They will be responsible for standing up the Kubernetes environment as well as the management/administration of the environment over the lifecycle. This person should also have experience in Red Hat administration.
As a Kubernetes Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Design, Management, and Administration of Kubernetes environment
- Configure Kubernetes deployments in order to meet relevant STIGs and the JSIG
- Manage Red Had Linux systems in a software development or scientific computing environment
- Recommend and implement Kubernetes cluster, to include utilization, number of workloads, etc.
- Work with users to recommend containerization best practices for their workloads
- Assist users in deployment of containerized workloads onto Kubernetes in scalable manners
- Deploy support system applications onto Kubernetes like Red Hat IDM
- Deploy highly utilized software onto Kubernetes in highly available manners like GitLab, and chat applications like Mattermost
- Troubleshoot Kubernetes performance Issues
- Develop example Kubernetes deployment packages, as well as container build pipelines
- Assist with software selection for Kubernetes and container relevant workloads
- Assist with the administration of container artifact management
- Recommend and implement best practices for Kubernetes storage utilization.
Qualifications
- Active TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
- Minimum of 2-3 years in deploying and managing Kubernetes environment.
- No bachelor degree required. Experience (technical skills) is more critical.
- Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) Certification
- Solid Linux background
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is highly desired but not required
- Familiarization with Ansible, PostgreSQL, Scripting (BASH, Python, or Perl)
- CompTIA Linux+, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is a plus
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