Kubernetes Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation

. Maintain Kubernetes for on-premises and AWS production environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, and backups/disaster recovery .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $135,000 - $228,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates expertise in managing and engineering production AWS and Kubernetes environments, with a strong focus on security, performance tuning, and automation. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Kubernetes ManagementAWS Services EngineeringLinux Systems AdministrationInfrastructure-as-Code (IaC)Secret/TS/SCI Security Clearance

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

Kubernetes DeploymentAWS Infrastructure ManagementLinux ConfigurationPerformance TuningCapacity PlanningScripting AutomationNetworking FundamentalsPersistent Container StorageDevOps ToolsSecurity Hardening

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCollaborationIndependent Resolution

Tools & Technologies

RancherPortworxVMwareHyper-VHarvesterGitOpsArgoCDAnsibleTerraformPacker

Certifications & Qualifications

CKARHCSARHCE

Industry Keywords

High AvailabilityEnterprise EnvironmentDoD ComplianceAgileScrum

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSKubernetesLinuxPackerPuppetPythonTerraformTypeScriptVMwareGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain Kubernetes for on-premises and AWS production environments, including deployment, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, and backups/disaster recovery
Perform frequent full security patching of all Kubernetes infrastructure layers while maintaining very high uptime
Own and engineer production AWS and Kubernetes services
Identify and independently resolve full Kubernetes stack engineering problems
Ensure real-time analysis of telemetry data from space launch partners such as SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin
Provide after-hours Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting support during launch events
Support scientists and engineers running workloads and applications in Kubernetes
Provide Linux expertise and troubleshooting
Evaluate and test new products and technologies
Use code to enhance and automate operations
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary infrastructure team, rocket scientists, engineers, and cross-functional team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or IT or equivalent experience is required
Minimum 5 or more years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional experience supporting a high availability enterprise environment
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience managing existing Kubernetes environments, including deployment, upgrade, patching, and backups
Full ownership and engineering responsibility of production AWS and Kubernetes services
Ability to identify and resolve engineering problems independently
Experience in Linux systems administration, including configuration, for an enterprise environment
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals
Experience automating repetitive tasks with scripting or DevOps tools
Ability to maintain a Secret security clearance and obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance issued by the U.S. government
U.S. citizenship required to obtain a security clearance
Staff V requirements: minimum 7 or more years of increasingly responsible and relevant experience in AWS, Linux, and IaC
Experience architecting and deploying secure AWS and/or Kubernetes environments from scratch
Experience performance tuning and capacity planning AWS and/or Kubernetes environments
CKA, RHCSA, or RHCE preferred
Experience deploying Kubernetes clusters using Rancher strongly desired
Experience deploying/supporting persistent container storage on Kubernetes; Portworx preferred
Experience in Linux performance tuning and security hardening for an enterprise DoD environment
Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, or Harvester
Experience with automated provisioning, configuration management, Infrastructure-as-Code, GitOps, ArgoCD, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Packer, Bash, Golang, or Python
Experience with Agile and Scrum preferred
Current and active TS/SCI security clearance strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
Flexible spending accounts
Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
Relocation assistance
Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
Education assistance programs
An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect