What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kubernetes Platform Engineer/ DevOps (2026-0078) position at Acclaim Technical Services?
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading cyber operations, intelligence solutions and operations, network infrastructure, engineering and business enablement and enterprise operations company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The DevOps / Kubernetes Platform Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of containerized infrastructure and platform services supporting the project’s cloud environment. This role focuses heavily on Kubernetes platform engineering within Amazon Web Services (AWS), leveraging Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) to deploy, scale, and manage containerized workloads.
The engineer will help build and operate a cloud-native platform that enables automated application deployment, infrastructure scalability, and secure operations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
JOB DESCRIPTION
The DevOps / Kubernetes Platform Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of containerized infrastructure and platform services supporting the project’s cloud environment. This role focuses heavily on Kubernetes platform engineering within Amazon Web Services (AWS), leveraging Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) to deploy, scale, and manage containerized workloads.
The engineer will help build and operate a cloud-native platform that enables automated application deployment, infrastructure scalability, and secure operations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters in AWS using Amazon EKS
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud and Kubernetes resources using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
- Implement and manage containerized application deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
- Build and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests for application deployment and platform services
- Automate provisioning and configuration of AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes environments
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated build, testing, and deployment of containerized applications
- Implement Kubernetes observability and monitoring solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK/Kibana
- Configure and manage Kubernetes networking, ingress controllers, service meshes, and security policies
- Monitor health, performance, and capacity of Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure
- Support platform security and compliance including vulnerability scanning, container image security, and audit logging
- Collaborate with development teams to enable cloud-native application deployment patterns
- Participate in platform reliability engineering, including incident response, root cause analysis, and system optimization
- Establish and maintain platform standards, operational procedures, and best practices for Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
- 8–10 years of experience in system administration, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure engineering
- 3 years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Kubernetes / Container Platform (Primary Requirement)
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster operations
- Direct experience deploying and managing Amazon EKS clusters
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker or OCI containers)
- Experience deploying applications using Helm, Kustomize, or Kubernetes manifests
- Understanding of Kubernetes networking, services, ingress controllers, and load balancing
- Experience implementing Kubernetes RBAC, secrets management, and security policies
- Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads, pods, and cluster networking issues
- AWS Cloud Experience
- Deep experience with AWS services including:
- Amazon EKS
- EC2
- VPC networking
- CloudWatch
- S3
- Experience automating infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
- Experience building scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Strong scripting experience using:
- Ansible
- Python
- Shell scripting
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code for cloud and Kubernetes resources
- Experience building automation pipelines for environment provisioning
- Monitoring & Observability
- Experience implementing monitoring solutions such as:
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK / Kibana
- AWS CloudWatch
- CI/CD and DevOps Practices
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
- Understanding of GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux preferred)
- Experience supporting automated deployments into Kubernetes environments
- Networking & Infrastructure
- Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts
- Experience with DNS, TLS certificates, and secure networking practices
- Familiarity with Linux system administration
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with GitOps deployment models (ArgoCD or Flux)
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Experience with container security tools (Aqua, Twistlock, Trivy)
- AWS certifications such as:
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT
ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.