Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineer (mid-level)
Core
Developing and maintaining on-premises and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters to support scientific analyses, AI/LLM training, and space launch telemetry for the nation's space enterprise.
Role type
mid-level Site Reliability Engineer (Kubernetes)
Builds
Kubernetes-based Platform as a Service (PaaS) including Coder workspaces, Kueue, Knative, and Crossplane
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Kubernetes administration, Linux systems administration, scripting/automation, cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), networking fundamentals, storage fundamentals, full-stack problem solving
Preferred skills
Rancher, persistent container storage (Portworx/Rook Ceph/OpenEBS/Longhorn), Linux performance tuning, Infrastructure-as-Code (ArgoCD/Ansible/Terraform), Go/Python/Bash
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Coder, Kueue, Knative, Crossplane, Rancher, Portworx, Rook Ceph, OpenEBS, Longhorn, ArgoCD, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Packer
Responsibilities
Develop and sustain advanced services for Kubernetes-based PaaS; perform frequent full security patching of Kubernetes infrastructure; own production Kubernetes and cloud environments; resolve full-stack engineering problems with technical leads; ensure real-time analysis of space launch telemetry data; provide after-hours support for infrastructure troubleshooting; support scientists running applications in Kubernetes; apply Linux knowledge to troubleshoot infrastructure; evaluate and test new technologies; automate operations with code
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC