Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As a DevOps engineer, you’re eager to develop, manage, and secure a container platform that meets your client’s needs and takes advantage of cloud capabilities. We need you to develop container management software to solve some of our clients’ toughest challenges. As a senior platform DevOps engineer, you can use your technical skills to affect mission-forward change. On our team, you’ll hone your skills using the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your client’s environment with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your DevOps platform experience, you’ll support your team as you inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process. You’ll recommend resources that will help your client manage and securely adopt containers. Additionally, you’ll continue to strengthen your DevOps skills while supporting the development of critical cloud platforms. This position is located in Dayton, OH.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and secure container platforms to meet client needs using cloud capabilities
• Support Kubernetes networking, including Services, Ingress, network policies, load balancing, DNS, and Container Network Interface (CNI) technologies
• Design and troubleshoot networks supporting containerized or microservices-based applications
• Automate networks and infrastructure using technologies such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform
• Operate production Kubernetes clusters and create technical documentation, system diagrams, and SOPs
• Recommend resources to help clients manage and securely adopt containers
• Inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in platform engineering or systems engineering within classified environments
• 5+ years of experience with cloud environments, programming languages, and supporting CI/CD
• Experience with Linux-based systems such as RedHat or CentOS, Linux administration and networking in Kubernetes or container platforms, and scripting languages such as Python or Bash
• Knowledge of Kubernetes networking, container registry management, and image-hardening approaches
• TS/SCI clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Skills

• AWS EKS (preferred)
• Managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment (preferred)
• Agile development methodologies and collaboration tools, including Jira, Confluence, or Discourse (preferred)
• Technologies such as Calico, Cilium, Flannel, Istio, service mesh, VMware NSX, Cisco ACI, F5, cloud networking, Helm, Terraform, and GitOps (preferred)
• Cloud-native tooling or vulnerability-analysis concepts (preferred)
• Modernization frameworks used across mission programs (preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a technical discipline (preferred)

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company values

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary is determined by various factors, including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements.

Schedule

This position is located in Dayton, OH. Work model expectations:

• Remote: Occasional in-person work at a Booz Allen or customer facility may be required.
• Hybrid: Frequent work from a Booz Allen facility, with potential visits to customer facilities as needed.
• Onsite: Work primarily performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, collaborating directly with colleagues and customers.

Employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings to support engagement and effective communication.