Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

SeniorKubernetes Platform EngineerLocation: 100% Remote within the United States

Employment Eligibility: This position requires U.S. citizenship due to the nature of the work and applicable customer and security requirements.

Primary Focus: Building, operating and scaling container platforms across AWS and Azure

Core Technologies: Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Linux, Terraform and Ansible

About the Opportunity

A leading global aerospace and defense technology organization is seeking a Kubernetes Cloud Engineer to join an advanced enterprise cloud engineering team.

The organization develops aerospace, aviation and defense technologies that support commercial, military and government customers worldwide. Its broader mission includes advancing aviation, strengthening national security and developing transformative technologies that help connect and protect the world.

This position is part of a major cloud modernization initiative focused on expanding the organizations container capabilities across AWS and Azure. As demand for container-based workloads continues to grow, application owners need additional engineering support to build, run and scale their applications in the cloud.

This is a hands-on container engineering position. The Kubernetes Cloud Engineer will design, deploy and administer enterprise container platforms using Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service and Azure Kubernetes Service. The engineer will also help establish automation, security, reliability and operational standards that support broader cloud adoption across the organization.

Important Employment Requirement

This position requires U.S. citizenship due to the nature of the work and applicable customer and security requirements.

Applicants must be able to verify U.S. citizenship as part of the onboarding process. The citizenship requirement is mandatory for this specific position.

What You Will Be Doing

• Build, operate and scale container platforms across AWS and Azure
• Design, deploy and administer Kubernetes environments using Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon EKS and Azure AKS
• Help application owners migrate, run and scale containerized workloads in the cloud
• Manage the complete lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including provisioning, upgrades, patching, capacity planning and performance tuning
• Build reusable Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
• Automate Linux, Kubernetes and cloud platform administration using Ansible, Python or Bash
• Develop and support CI/CD and GitOps workflows for platform changes and application deployments
• Implement Kubernetes security controls, including role-based access control, network policies and compliance configurations
• Support container security, monitoring, observability and platform reliability initiatives
• Troubleshoot complex issues across Kubernetes, containers, Linux, networking, AWS and Azure
• Develop platform standards and automation frameworks to support consistent cloud operations
• Create operational runbooks, deployment standards and technical documentation
• Collaborate with application owners, cloud engineers, security teams and other technical stakeholders

Required Container and Cloud Experience

Candidates must have hands-on experience running containers in AWS, Azure or both.

The ideal candidate will understand how to build and support the platforms that allow application teams to deploy and scale containerized workloads. This includes managing Kubernetes clusters, automating infrastructure, configuring networking and security, monitoring platform health and troubleshooting issues across the entire cloud container environment.

Strong experience should include:

• Enterprise Kubernetes administration
• Red Hat OpenShift
• Amazon EKS within AWS
• Azure AKS
• Container deployment and orchestration
• Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management
• Linux administration and automation
• Infrastructure as Code
• Cloud networking and load balancing
• Container security and access controls
• Monitoring, observability and platform reliability

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position
• Five or more years of cloud infrastructure, DevOps or platform engineering experience
• Three or more years of hands-on Kubernetes administration experience
• Strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift
• Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and/or Azure AKS
• Experience supporting containerized workloads in AWS or Azure
• Strong Linux administration experience with RHEL, Ubuntu or CentOS
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Experience with systems or platform automation using Ansible
• Scripting experience with Python or Bash
• Experience supporting production container platforms
• Knowledge of Kubernetes RBAC, network policies and security controls
• Understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, virtual networks, subnets, load balancing and platform connectivity
• Ability to troubleshoot Kubernetes, Linux, networking and cloud infrastructure issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting container platforms across both AWS and Azure
• Experience working with OpenShift, EKS and AKS in an enterprise environment
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps or Jenkins
• Experience supporting GitOps practices and automated deployment workflows
• Understanding of microservices and cloud-native application architectures
• Experience with container monitoring and observability
• Experience with container security and policy enforcement
• Experience creating platform standards, runbooks and automation frameworks
• Ability to independently troubleshoot complex, multi-layer technical issues
• Strong communication skills for working with distributed engineering teams and application owners

The Cloud Container Initiative

The organization is expanding its use of container technology as more application teams move workloads into AWS and Azure. The growing backlog of container-based work has created a need for additional Kubernetes engineering support.

This initiative is focused on:

• Giving application teams secure and scalable cloud container environments
• Expanding the use of OpenShift, Amazon EKS and Azure AKS
• Standardizing how Kubernetes clusters are built, secured and maintained
• Automating cloud infrastructure through Terraform and Ansible
• Improving container security, observability and platform reliability
• Creating repeatable standards that support enterprise-wide cloud adoption
• Helping application owners scale cloud applications without sacrificing reliability or security

This is not a traditional Linux administration role or a position focused only on monitoring clusters. It is a hands-on cloud container engineering opportunity for someone who can build, automate, operate and improve Kubernetes platforms.

Work Environment

This is a 100% remote position supporting a large enterprise IT environment. The engineer will collaborate virtually with cloud engineers, application owners, security teams and other stakeholders across a distributed organization.

The technical environment includes Kubernetes, OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, AWS, Azure, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, CI/CD, GitOps, cloud networking, container security and observability.

Why This Opportunity?

You will join a global aerospace and defense organization that brings together major aviation, aircraft engine and defense technology businesses. The organization invests heavily in engineering talent and advanced technologies to address complex challenges across aerospace and defense.

This role provides the opportunity to:

• Work with modern container and cloud technologies
• Support a major enterprise cloud modernization initiative
• Build Kubernetes platforms across AWS and Azure
• Help application teams scale containerized workloads
• Develop automation that will be used across a global environment
• Influence platform standards, security and cloud engineering practices
• Join a cutting-edge team focused on new cloud tools and capabilities

Employment Eligibility Notice

Due to the nature of the work and applicable customer and security requirements, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship. Applicants must meet this requirement to be considered.

The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants consistent with applicable law.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 20, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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