AWS-Kubernetes Administrator-Architect

About the role

We have a consulting opportunity for an AWS‑Kubernetes Administrator/Architect to support a Federal Government client in Chantilly, VA. The position is 100 % onsite, with an initial duration of one year (12 months). The role involves supporting insider‑threat tasks for a SAS customer within a Federal Government Defense Agency. Applicants must be US citizens, able to clear a government background investigation, and willing to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance. Relocation to the Washington, DC area is required if not already residing there.

Responsibilities

• Use data in a fast‑paced operational environment to address urgent insider threats to national security.
• Manage SAS Environment Manager, including users, groups, roles, content permissions, and access controls.
• Perform platform lifecycle activities such as upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and certificate management.
• Monitor platform health, logs, and performance across Viya services and supporting infrastructure.
• Assist with the operation and maintenance of a SAS Viya 4.0 instance that includes SAS Studio, Visual Analytics, and Visual Investigator.
• Collaborate with subject‑matter experts in the insider‑threat domain.
• Configure and support authentication and authorization integrations.
• Troubleshoot role and permission propagation issues across Viya services.
• Ensure platform compliance with security and government standards (e.g., RBAC, least privilege, auditability).
• Build trusted relationships with the customer to provide practical and theoretical guidance on solution value and set proper expectations.
• Understand client business pains and translate them into solutions.
• Provide data and analytical expertise to projects.
• Participate in product and solution training to maintain detailed knowledge of core SAS components.
• Strategize with the sales team on customer meetings, align activities with the overall sales plan, and provide functional solution leadership for sales opportunities.

Requirements

• Working expertise with Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, OpenShift, or equivalent).
• Experience troubleshooting containerized applications at scale.
• Proficiency in AWS cloud administration.
• Must be currently located in or willing to relocate to the Washington, DC area.
• Willingness to work on‑site up to five days per week.
• US citizenship with ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current security clearance (at least TS).
• Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Prior experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Analytics, business intelligence, and/or data management experience.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of SAS products, peripheral technologies, and implementation best practices.
• Strong problem‑solving, organizational, and decision‑making abilities.
• Previous Federal government experience.
• Understanding of open‑source programming languages.

Schedule

The role requires 100 % onsite work at a single Northern Virginia location, up to five days per week.