Senior Kubernetes Engineer

Peraton

. Support development, modernization, and migration of containerized and agentic workloads in a government multi-cloud environment with 70+ customer tenants .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $104,000 - $166,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in managing and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Agentic Runtime for Kubernetes (ARK) in a multi-tenant government environment, ensuring compliance with FedRAMP standards. Proven ability to lead incident management, root cause analysis, and implement observability standards while mentoring technical teams.

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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Agentic Runtime for Kubernetes (ARK)FedRAMP ComplianceIncident ManagementKubernetes Security Best Practices

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Hard Skills

KubernetesCNI NetworkingCSI StorageRBACHelmWorkload SchedulingCRD-plus-Controller PatternRoot Cause AnalysisPerformance OptimizationChange Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationTechnical Documentation

Tools & Technologies

Azure MonitorManaged PrometheusContainer InsightsAzure Log AnalyticsOpenTelemetryTerraformBicepHelmAzure DevOpsGitHub Actions

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Industry Keywords

Multi-Cloud EnvironmentGovernmentIncident EscalationTenant ManagementAI-Agent Workloads

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudFluxKubernetesNode.jsPrometheusPythonTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support development, modernization, and migration of containerized and agentic workloads in a government multi-cloud environment with 70+ customer tenants
Design and lead implementation of container-platform requirements and architecture on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Stand up and operate Agentic Runtime for Kubernetes (ARK) to host AI-agent workloads
Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for complex incidents and outages across AKS and the ARK agentic-runtime environment
Investigate and resolve issues across AKS clusters, the control plane, CNI networking, ingress, CSI storage, workload scheduling, the ARK control plane, and ARK Custom Resources
Drive root cause analysis on high-severity incidents and implement solutions to prevent recurrence
Manage high-priority incident communications with stakeholders, leadership, and affected tenants
Define and enforce observability standards using Azure Monitor, Managed Prometheus, Container Insights, Azure Log Analytics, and OpenTelemetry
Proactively identify and mitigate cluster, node-pool, and workload risks
Analyze performance, cost, and capacity trends and architect optimizations for stability, efficiency, and security at scale
Lead management and maintenance of AKS clusters and the ARK agentic runtime across a 70+ tenant environment
Deploy, upgrade, and operate ARK on Kubernetes, managing CRDs, controllers, and model and tool integrations including MCP servers
Ensure tenant resources are secure, FedRAMP compliant, and continuously optimized, enforcing Kubernetes RBAC, network policy, and Azure workload identity
Partner with the Architecture team on Azure Well-Architected Framework and Kubernetes best-practice solutions
Own and enforce Change Management procedures
Lead incident intake, triage prioritization, and team workload management
Mentor and train Tier 2 engineers on Kubernetes and agentic-runtime operations
Lead knowledge-transfer sessions and improve team capability
Drive improvements in team metrics and service delivery with the Service Delivery Manager and Product Owner
Maintain documentation of incident response procedures, architecture decisions, and lessons learned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree and 6 years of experience, or an Associate's degree and 10 years of experience, or a High School diploma/equivalent and 12 years of experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust clearance
Engineering and systems analysis experience with a deep hands-on focus on Kubernetes in production
Extensive hands-on expertise operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and the broader Kubernetes stack, including control plane, CNI networking, ingress, CSI storage, RBAC, Helm, and workload scheduling
Hands-on experience deploying and operating Agentic Runtime for Kubernetes (ARK) or comparable Kubernetes-native agent or operator platforms using the CRD-plus-controller pattern
Experience with ARK Custom Resources (Agents, Models, Teams, Tools, and Queries) and MCP/A2A integration
Proven experience leading incident management and root cause analysis in large-scale, multi-tenant government environments
Deep knowledge of FedRAMP compliance and Kubernetes and Azure security best practices
Strong leadership, communication, and technical documentation skills
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior stakeholders
Preferred: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Preferred: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Preferred: GitOps and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, Helm, and Argo CD or Flux
Preferred: CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Preferred: Advanced scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Go, including the ARK Python SDK (ark-sdk)
Preferred: Experience integrating LLM providers such as Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or local models behind an agentic runtime

Benefits

Comp & perks

Potential eligibility for overtime
Potential eligibility for shift differential
Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus