Software Integration Engineer 2 - (Kubernetes, Linux, Bash)Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 02-514-SIE2
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland
Description:The Software Integration Engineer shall be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). The CCE provides secure, multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters operating within a Linux-based infrastructure. Tasking shall ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements.
- Provide administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE).
- Ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements.
Position Required Skills:- Ability to integrate, install, configure, upgrade, compile, and support COTS/GOTS software.
- Generate documentation for the full software stack.
- Update software for sustainment support.
- Basic Linux system administration skills and shell scripting.
- Execute test codes for characterization of software performance.
- Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools.
- Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman.
- Demonstrated experience administrating and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads (ingress, performance, networking, storage, etc.).
- Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools including Ansible.
- Experience writing, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts.
- Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus /Grafana.
- Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration.
Position Desired Skills:- Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
- Experience working in a DevOps environment that uses Agile principles and methodologies.
- Experience with or willingness to learn development of Python applications (REST services, microservices, etc.).
- CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
SIE2 Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least six (6) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
The individual shall have five (5) years full-time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have six (6) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
Salary Range: $188k-$230k (Annually)
The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.www.akina-inc.com/careers
