Kubernetes Engineer - SOUTHCOM EDA
Celestar, a B&A Company, is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to support USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. If interested and meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding and impactful opportunity. ANTICIPATED AWARD: July 2026 ANTICIPATED START: July 2026 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 1 Base Year + 3 Option Years LOCATION: Remote CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: This position does not require a security clearance; however, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. About Us: Celestar, a B&A Company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company-paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off. Responsibilities:
- Proposed personnel possess the knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.
- Personnel must be proficient in Kubernetes cluster orchestration, container networking, Helm chart deployment, and automation of CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services (AWS, Azure, GCP), security best practices, and Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) is required.
Required Qualifications and Skills (Must Be Reflected on Your Resume):
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field -OR- A minimum of 5 years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
- Must have demonstrated experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, troubleshooting containerized applications, and implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
Desired but not Required Certifications:
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.
Come on board with a company that Values its Employees! Celestar Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Celestar Corporation prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same-sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; marital status; service member/protected veteran status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.