Senior Kubernetes Engineer / Platform Administrator

Quadrant Inc

Washington, DC

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Integration, Automation, Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Computer Security, Configuration Management, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Computing, Docker, Ecosystems, Health Plan, Healthcare Software, High Availability, Linux Administration, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Windows Azure, People Management, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, PostgreSQL, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Reporting Dashboards, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Administration, Software Patches, Systems Administration/Management, Team Player, Telemetry
LOCATION
Washington, DC
POSTED
2 days ago
Senior Kubernetes Engineer / Platform Administrator
Washington, DC
Pay From: $200,000 per year


MUST:
Experienced senior level Kubernetes Engineer/Platform Administrator
Top Secret Clearance required
6+ years Kubernetes experience required
Senior-level experience administering Kubernetes in production environments
Strong understanding of containerization (Docker or equivalent, Kubernetes architecture and components, cluster networking and storage concepts
Experience with Linux system administration
Experience with scripting and automation using Python
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Ability to work in complex, distributed environments
Preferred / Desired Qualifications
Experience with observability platforms such as Grafana
Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar)
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio)

DUTIES:
Highly experienced Senior Kubernetes Engineer / Platform Administrator to lead the design, deployment, and sustainment of containerized application platforms.
Responsible for building and maintaining highly available, secure, and scalable Kubernetes environments that support mission-critical workloads.
Deep expertise in Kubernetes administration and platform engineering, with additional experience in observability, automation, and distributed systems.
Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters in enterprise or production environments
Implement and maintain cluster components including - control plane services worker node lifecycle management, networking (CNI), ingress, and service mesh (as applicable)
Perform cluster upgrades, patching, and performance tuning
Manage container orchestration, scaling policies, and workload scheduling
Implement high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies
Infrastructure & Automation
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code and automation workflows
Automate deployment pipelines and cluster configuration management
Support CI/CD integration for containerized applications
Build repeatable processes for provisioning and scaling environments
Security & Compliance
Implement Kubernetes security best practices including – RBAC network policies, secrets management image security and scanning
Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory security requirements
Monitor and remediate vulnerabilities within the container ecosystem
Monitoring & Observability (Preferred)
Integrate and maintain monitoring and visualization tools such as Grafana
Develop dashboards and alerts for cluster health, application performance, and system metrics
Support logging and telemetry aggregation across distributed systems
Application Support & Integration
Work closely with development teams to support containerized application deployments
Troubleshoot application and platform issues across distributed environments
Optimize resource utilization and performance for container workloads

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. “Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act“.

About the Company

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Quadrant Inc

Quadrant is a full-life cycle staff augmentation agency providing a proven "rapid fire" approach in responding to the needs of our clients. Quadrant offers a comprehensive suite of staffing solutions for organizations in the Healthcare, Medical, Dental, Information Technology, HR and Government contract sectors.

Our clients have come to include some of the largest and most recognized brand named companies in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan regions. Quadrant is a DOD TOP Secret cleared facility and holds a Maryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Virginia SWaM certification. Quadrant's clients are rapidly hiring a mix of healthcare, medical, dental, information technology, recruiting and HR professionals.

Quadrant is recognized as the largest Healthcare Staffing agency in the Washington DC area. We support every major healthcare system and thousands of area healthcare practices. Our healthcare division focuses on all clinical and nonclinical staff with the exception of physicians. Our database boasts hundreds of thousands of local screened healthcare professionals; the largest in the area. Our resources enable us to respond to our clients requests quickly, generally within 24 hours of request on mainstream orders.

Our Information Technology clients support a broad mix of commercial and federal government agencies. Our clients include government contractors who support projects with federal agencies such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health(NIH), U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, FDA, FBI, USPTO, DHS, DHHS, DOD, DOJ, DOE, DISA, and USPS. In addition to our federal portfolio, Quadrant also supports a range of commercial clients focusing in software, telecom, mobile, web and healthcare development.

Whether you are a job seeker or a company with open positions to fill we will bridge the talent gap. Contact any of our seasoned professional recruiters or account managers and we will walk you through our proven staffing methodology. We offer a consultative approach to both potential employee and employer. We seek the right match, at the right time, every time.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
2017
WEBSITE
http://www.quadrantinc.com/