AIS (Applied Information Sciences)

Kubernetes Platform Engineer

USA Remote, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$102k-$154kDetected 50 days ago

Node.jsGitAzureKubernetesHelmCI/CDGitHub ActionsDevOpsPlatform EngineeringCybersecurityDNSCommunicationCollaborationMentoringArgo CD

About the role

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis.

Implement secure private AKS operating patterns, including Kubernetes API access controls, administrative access paths, DNS validation, and cluster access procedures.
Support deployment of Adexone, BdBridge, Pipestress, and UiPath Automation Suite workloads into AKS.
Develop and maintain Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, Kustomize overlays, deployment standards, and reusable workload onboarding patterns.
Support observability integration, including logs, metrics, probes, dashboards, alerts, and workload telemetry.
Implement Kubernetes security controls, including namespace isolation, least-privilege RBAC, pod security controls, network segmentation, admission controls, and image deployment constraints.
Ability to document platform configuration, workload onboarding patterns, and operational procedures.
Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

Strong experience with Kubernetes objects including deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, storage classes, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims.

Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, and/or Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert.
Experience with AKS in Azure Government, GCC High, DoD, Federal, or regulated environments.
Experience deploying UiPath Automation Suite or similar enterprise platforms on AKS.
Experience with Flux, Argo CD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other GitOps / CI/CD tooling.
Experience with Azure Policy for AKS, Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or similar admission control/policy tooling.
Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Project Summary
Required For This Opportunity
5+ years of infrastructure, platform, cloud, or DevOps engineering experience.
3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration or engineering experience.
Experience deploying, configuring, and operating AKS or equivalent managed Kubernetes platforms.
Experience with Kubernetes networking, DNS, service discovery, ingress controllers, and network policies.
Experience with Helm, Kustomize, YAML-based deployment assets, and pipeline-driven deployment approaches.
Ability to troubleshoot Kubernetes issues using kubectl, logs, events, metrics, probes, and cluster diagnostics.

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member.The targeted base salary range for this role is $102,000-$154,000 per year.

Troubleshoot platform and workload issues involving scheduling, node health, ingress, DNS, service discovery, storage mounts, pod identity, probes, container startup failures, and application runtime issues.

When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference.
You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact.
As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.
Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.
A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.

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