Kubernetes Platform Engineer (Remote)

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Future Need - Actively Interviewing

Location: Remote in any United States jurisdiction not excluded from this job advertisement.

Keep the engine running on a complex Kubernetes environment! As a Kubernetes Platform Engineer, you will operate and maintain AWS EKS clusters supporting 300 applications across production, staging, and sandbox environments.

Position Description: The Kubernetes Platform Engineer supports the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of AWS EKS clusters including cluster lifecycle, node operations, add-on version compliance, namespace administration, Istio service mesh operations, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)-driven configuration.

Minimum/General Experience: 3 years of experience in Kubernetes platform engineering and managing AWS EKS clusters in production environments

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in computer science, information technology, systems engineering, or related field

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

• Excellent experience managing AWS EKS clusters including managed node groups, Fargate profiles, cluster upgrades, add-on lifecycle management, and multi-cluster operations at enterprise scale
• Excellent knowledge of Kubernetes cluster operations including namespace administration, resource quotas, limit ranges, pod disruption budgets, HPA/VPA, and cluster autoscaler configuration
• Excellent ability to detect and remediate node failures within 30 minutes using cordon, drain, and replace procedures
• Excellent experience with Istio service mesh operations including control plane management, mTLS enforcement, traffic management, virtual services, and sidecar injection policy on EKS
• Excellent experience implementing and maintaining 100% IaC governance using Terraform for all cluster configuration
• Excellent knowledge of Kubernetes add-on lifecycle including CoreDNS, kube-proxy, CNI, AWS Load Balancer Controller, and EBS/EFS CSI drivers
• Above average experience with Kubernetes monitoring and observability including Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, log aggregation, and distributed tracing
• Working knowledge of EKS multi-region deployment patterns including cluster federation and cross-region service discovery
• Experience supporting a federal agency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

General Physical Requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on the location of the assignment.

• Assignment Location - Remote
• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
• Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.

Security: Active Federal Civilian Public Trust clearance

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years

Federal Civilian Public Trust Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:

• Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name check
• FBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment
• Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers
• Law enforcement check
• Court records check
• Education check - Attendance and Degrees

Acceptable Credentials 

Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to:

• Operates and maintains all AWS EKS clusters across production, staging, and sandbox
• Detects and remediates node failures within 30 minutes using cordon, drain, and replace
• Manages EKS cluster add-on lifecycle ensuring 100% of add-ons (e.g., CoreDNS, kube-proxy, CNI, AWS Load Balancer Controller, EBS/EFS CSI) remain within one minor version of the EKS cluster version with no EOL/EOS components in production
• Implements and maintains 100% IaC governance using Terraform for all cluster configuration and namespace management
• Prohibits manual production changes except through approved break-glass procedures
• Performs weekly drift detection
• Manages Istio service mesh operations including control plane upgrades, mTLS policy enforcement, traffic routing, and sidecar injection governance
• Configures and maintains autoscaling policies ensuring no production workload experiences resource saturation exceeding 80% for more than 5 minutes
• Participates in daily Change Control Board (CCB) meetings for all Kubernetes cluster and namespace changes
• Conducts post-implementation validation within 2 hours of each production change
• Ensures all platform components are integrated with centralized logging and monitoring
• Ensures no platform change is implemented without sufficient post-deployment production testing
• Supports the Scheduling Event Bus delivery by providing Kubernetes infrastructure design, namespace provisioning, and operational support for event-driven workloads
• Contributes EKS cluster health metrics, add-on compliance status, node utilization data, and incident reports to the Monthly Maintenance Report

Compensation & Benefits: The annual projected pay range for this position is $66,923 - $110,863 with consideration being given to various factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, job responsibilities, and geographic location.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. offers a full array of benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.
• Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.

Oxley Enterprises®, Inc. is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB), veteran-owned (VOSB), and woman-owned small business (WOSB) that has 26 years of experience building and delivering quality IT systems and programs. Oxley is ranked in the INC 5000 7 times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Oxley is a 2019 - 2025 Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award Winner. Oxley is Virginia Values Veterans certified.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Salary : $66,923 - $110,863