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Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

2026-165004

CAtegory:

Engineering

Clearance:

Public Trust

Location:

Home
,
Virginia

Telecommute:

Remote work allowed 100%
About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview
The program operates and maintains IT infrastructure, enabling the customer to serve as a customer service organization dedicated to providing IT leadership, products, and support.
About The Role

Position Summary

 

The Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of a multi-tenant AWS EKS platform. This position focuses on building, automating, and maintaining a secure, scalable, and highly available Kubernetes environment supporting mission-critical workloads.

 

The engineer will work closely with application teams, cloud operations, and automation teams to deliver platform capabilities including tenant onboarding, infrastructure as code (IaC), networking, security, and continuous platform improvement.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Administer Kubernetes clusters (AWS EKS), including provisioning, upgrades, node group management, and patching
  • Manage and maintain Kubernetes platform components including Cilium, Karpenter, and related tooling
  • Configure and maintain Kubernetes networking (DNS, ingress, firewall/TIC 3.0 alignment, VPN/tunnels)
  • Implement and support load balancing solutions (public and internal ingress controllers)
  • Design, build, and maintain Terraform modules and Helm charts for platform and tenant environments
  • Support and enhance GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) for consistent and repeatable deployments
  • Develop automation for provisioning, scaling, and platform lifecycle management
  • Contribute to reusable deployment patterns and self-service capabilities (“golden paths”)
  • Support tenant onboarding: repo setup, CI/CD pipeline configuration, Helm chart deployment.
  • Collaborate with application teams to ensure proper platform usage, standards, and best practices
  • Implement and maintain platform security aligned with FedRAMP/NIST and TIC 3.0 requirements
  • Manage container image lifecycle including base image updates, patching, and distribution
  • Support vulnerability remediation and platform-level security incident response
  • Execute and support backup/restore procedures and disaster recovery operations
  • Monitor platform health using Prometheus and Grafana
  • Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes, networking, and application integration issues
  • Optimize cluster performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
  • Develop and maintain platform documentation including SOPs, runbooks, and security procedures
  • Participate in after-hours maintenance, patching windows, and on-call rotations
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS/BA + 12 years of experience, including:
    • 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience (EKS strongly preferred)
  • Strong experience with:
    • AWS EKS in production environments
    • Helm, Terraform, ArgoCD
    • AWS IAM, RBAC, IRSA
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Cilium (required)
    • Karpenter (required)
  • Solid understanding of:
    • Kubernetes networking, ingress, and service exposure
    • Container registry management (ECR or equivalent)
    • Platform security and compliance (FedRAMP/NIST preferred)
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools:
    • Prometheus, Grafana
  • Scripting and automation skills:
    • Bash, Python (Go is a plus)
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in distributed systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work nights and/or weekends for patching and deployments
  • Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must be a US Citizen
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at <a href="https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.&nbsp;

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.&nbsp;

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.