Job Description
Kubernetes Administrator
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 20% Onsite / 80% Remote, with up to five onsite days when management requires
Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; 24x7 on-call rotation, one week per rotation with experienced backup for the new hire
Interview: Format confirmed when scheduled; virtual interviews require a private, enclosed location, no AI assistance or AI note-taking, and identity verification at the start.
Contract: 6 Months, Right to Hire
Visas Accepted: USC, GC
Role Overview
Our client is seeking a Kubernetes Administrator to support enterprise Kubernetes environments, containerized applications, and associated Linux infrastructure in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The environment primarily consists of on-premises, physically hosted bare-metal clusters, with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) as a key supporting platform. The team supports AIX, Unix, storage, and Linux/Kubernetes, and Unix is undergoing deprecation and migration. The primary focus is hands-on Kubernetes administration, including cluster installation, upgrades, hardening, and vulnerability scanning.
Pennsylvania residency is required, and the position is hybrid with approximately 20% onsite work, subject to up to five onsite days when management requires. This is a six-month W2 contract with a right-to-hire opportunity. Conversion to a permanent position is at our client's discretion and is not guaranteed.
Primary Responsibilities
• Architect and design complex Kubernetes computing environments across on-premises and cloud/AWS environments.
• Implement, administer, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments, including the current on-premises clusters.
• Use Enterprise Linux, particularly RHEL, to support the underlying platform.
• Collaborate closely with developers and other technology personnel.
• Develop, migrate, and manage services in AWS environments and physical data centers.
• Support deployment and ongoing operations of containerized applications.
• Support Kubernetes configuration and deployment artifacts as part of platform administration and application delivery.
• Participate in operational support and the 24x7 on-call rotation, which runs one week at a time; an experienced backup supports the new hire.
Required Technical Skills
• Proven independent ability to create, configure, and manage Enterprise Linux based systems, including RHEL.
• Strong independent working capability implementing and managing Kubernetes environments.
• Ability to create, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes manifest files.
• Ability to develop, read, and update Helm charts.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tooling.
• Working experience using Git.
• Ability to collaborate closely with developers and other technology personnel.
• Advanced capability to develop, migrate, and manage services in AWS environments and physical data centers.
• Kubernetes installation, upgrades, hardening, and security vulnerability scanning.
Preferred Qualifications
• Good understanding of network technologies, such as load balancing, service APIs, DNS, gateways, proxies, and firewalls.
• Foundational ability to review and troubleshoot Java VM/Tomcat errors and configuration options.
• Foundational understanding of PostgreSQL deployment and configuration.
• Knowledge of Gradle or Maven build processes.
• Experience deploying containerized applications to public cloud platforms, including AWS EKS/ECS or Azure ACI/AKS.
• Familiarity with F5 load balancers, SUSE Rancher as a Kubernetes administration overlay, Cilium, and Ceph storage.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Harrisburg, PA |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Company Size | 1 to 9 employees |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Website | http://www.prorecrs.com |
About Company
ProRec RS was founded in 2016 for one purpose... Help companies find the best talent with a reasonable fee solution to cut down on over spending for recruiters. We will work with all companies in multiple solutions to fit their budget.
Our team of recruiters have over 20 years of recruiting experience. They are all trained to work under the same recruiting process, follow the same steps and we all work together to review resumes and find the best talent for our clients.
We are also working with the Military to help Veterans find jobs. There are thousands of Veterans who cannot get a job and we are educating them on how to build their skills and get into a job that fits their background.
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