Accenture Federal Services · 8 hours ago
Kubernetes/Infrastructure Engineer
Hill Air Force Base, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $203K/yr
6+ years expAccenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve citizens' lives. They are seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to architect and operate enterprise-scale container orchestration platforms, focusing on building secure and compliant Kubernetes clusters for mission-critical workloads.
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Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Architect, implement, and operate enterprise-scale container orchestration platforms within cloud environments
Building resilient, secure, and compliant Kubernetes clusters that support mission-critical workloads while maintaining the agility required for modern application delivery
Kubernetes Expertise
Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and operational patterns
Experience with Kubernetes distributions: vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, or cloud-managed services
Proficiency with Kubernetes networking: CNI plugins, service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), ingress controllers
Advanced troubleshooting skills for complex distributed system issues
Container runtime expertise: Docker, containers, CRI-O
Multi-cloud Kubernetes deployment experience: EKS, AKS, OKE, or self-managed clusters
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm, Kustomize for Kubernetes resource management
Cloud-native storage solutions and persistent volume management
Integration with cloud security services and identity providers
Kubernetes security best practices: Pod Security Standards, network policies, admission controllers
Container image security: vulnerability scanning, signing, registry security
Secrets management integration: HashiCorp Vault, cloud KMS, Kubernetes secrets
Understanding of zero-trust networking principles and implementation
GitOps tools and workflows: ArgoCD, Flux, or similar platforms
CI/CD integration with Kubernetes: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub
Monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, distributed tracing
Configuration management and policy enforcement tools
Troubleshoot complex distributed system issues across multi-cloud environments
Qualification
Required
6 years container orchestration and cloud infrastructure experience
4 years hands-on Kubernetes administration and architecture design
Experience deploying Kubernetes in enterprise or government environments
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices
Experience in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Go)
Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and operational patterns
Experience with Kubernetes distributions: vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, or cloud-managed services
Proficiency with Kubernetes networking: CNI plugins, service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), ingress controllers
Advanced troubleshooting skills for complex distributed system issues
Container runtime expertise: Docker, containers, CRI-O
Multi-cloud Kubernetes deployment experience: EKS, AKS, OKE, or self-managed clusters
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm, Kustomize for Kubernetes resource management
Cloud-native storage solutions and persistent volume management
Integration with cloud security services and identity providers
Kubernetes security best practices: Pod Security Standards, network policies, admission controllers
Container image security: vulnerability scanning, signing, registry security
Secrets management integration: HashiCorp Vault, cloud KMS, Kubernetes secrets
Understanding of zero-trust networking principles and implementation
GitOps tools and workflows: ArgoCD, Flux, or similar platforms
CI/CD integration with Kubernetes: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub
Monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, distributed tracing
Configuration management and policy enforcement tools
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
Strong background in distributed systems, networking, and security
Certifications such as: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, Oracle) with container focus
Service mesh architecture and implementation experience
Multi-cluster management and federation patterns
High-performance computing and GPU workload management
Kubernetes operator development and custom resource definitions
Kubernetes Helm chart development
Experience developing GitOps workflows for application deployment and cluster configuration management
Create CI/CD pipelines optimized for containerized government workloads
Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting for Kubernetes environments
Design automated scaling, healing, and maintenance procedures
Troubleshoot complex distributed system issues across multi-cloud environments
Company
Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ron Ash
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Bharat Patel
Managing Director, AI Missions
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