Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to support a spacecraft mission for a variety of intelligence and defense agencies in the following locations ; Los Angeles, CA, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Washington . The team is seeking a skilled cloud engineer to support the development of infrastructure for satellites and servers in space.

Clearance : Secret clearance

Location: Los Angeles, CA, Washington, D.C., Seattle, WA

Schedule: Mostly remote work - on-site 1-2 times/month for client meetings

Responsibilities of the Platform Engineer:
• Responsible for the Kubernetes deployment strategy and implementation to ensure a successful architecture and software product
• Develop secure ingress and egress to customer and vendor data centers in a multi and single tenant environment
• Expertise managing Kubernetes-based architecture and providing platform infrastructure in a production environment
• Strong proficiency developing Infrastructure as Code (IAC) solutions using Terraform or alternative tools
• Proficiency in Python and experience working with software teams developing distributed microservice software capabilities
• Familiarity with cloud services in AWS (preferred) / Azure / GCP and ability to make trades on cloud native vs self-hosted software capabilities
• Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as New Relic, DataDog, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch or similar
• Understanding of networking using VPN's, NLB/ALB's, HTTPS, TLS, and CDN
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, containerized applications, and serverless architecture
• Strong knowledge of designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting APIs services, distributed NoSQL and relational databases, caching systems, event-driven and multi-tier architectures
• Strong knowledge of task automation and CI/CD pipeline building, preferably with GitHub actions but not required
• Qualifications of the Platform Engineer:
• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field and 3-5+ years of experience as a cloud, DevOps, or platform engineer
• Minimum secret clearance
• Strong knowledge of designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting APIs services, distributed NoSQL and relational databases, caching systems, event-driven and multi-tier architectures
• Strong knowledge of task automation and CI/CD pipeline building, preferably with GitHub actions but not required
• Understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and cost-effective cloud architecture
• Use of identity and access management via Auth0 or Okta
• Familiarity with Git and GitHub or similar framework for version control
• Experience supporting AWS environments
• Compensation of the Platform Engineer:
• Compensation: $140,000 - $185,000 based on years of experience
• Full Benefits through Quindar
• Remote/hybrid work
• Stability and direct placement opportunity

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