Job Type
Full-time
Description
Clearance RequiredJoin a high-impact team of engineers at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) supporting cutting-edge national security and defense programs. As a Kubernetes Full Stack Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of modern DevSecOps. Designing, hardening, and deploying containerized workloads on bare-metal and cloud infrastructure that directly enables mission success. If you thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where your work genuinely matters, this is your role.
A typical day has you working across a collaborative engineering team, automating Linux deployments, tuning Kubernetes clusters, building CI/CD pipelines with ArgoCD, and helping users solve real deployment challenges on-site at APG and associated labs. You'll own your work end-to-end, bring creative solutions to complex infrastructure problems, and grow your skill set every day alongside engineers who are just as passionate about the mission as you are.
Technical Skills Required:- Hands-on Linux (RHEL) administration, automation, and troubleshooting.
- Hands-on container development, building, and deployment (Docker, Podman, containerd, CRI-O).
- Hands-on Kubernetes deployment and administration (K8s, K3s, RKE2, etc.).
- Linux OS hardening experience (DOD STIG/SRG application).
- Container hardening experience (DOD STIG/SRG application).
- CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices and implementations (e.g. ArgoCD).
- Experience deploying Linux OS to x86-based commercial hardware.
- Bash, Python scripting.
- Experience using software configuration management (SCM) tools and frameworks such as Git, GitLab, Bitbucket.
- Experience using project management/tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, Wiki.
- Ability to provide Tier 2 (advanced) system deployment support to users both virtually and in-person at APG and associated labs.
Technical Skills Desired:- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP and deployment, administration, maintenance of cloud-based workloads.
- Automated test frameworks (JUnit, Eggplant, Cypress.io, etc.).
Non-technical Skills Required:- Ability to work as part of a team and take ownership of tasks through completion.
- Ability to support on-site work at APG 4-5 days per week.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
- Willingness to learn, grow, and have fun as part of a team.
Certifications Desired:- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA)
- CompTIA Security+
Qualifications:- Bachelor of Science in a STEM-related field preferred
- Ability to obtain a DOD Top Secret clearance
Benefits Offered:Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
STD, LTD, and Life Insurance - 100% Company paid
401K - Automatic 10% company contribution; no matching required
PTO - 4 weeks/year
Holidays - 11 paid/year
Birthdays off with pay
Referral Bonuses - Upfront AND Annually Recurring
Open Source Bonuses - Contribute to our Github projects
Professional Development - Paid training, Certifications, and Enrichment
