Kubernetes Engineer (Mid–Senior) | DoD Platform Engineering
Remote · Air Force · 3-5 years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3-5 years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote · Air Force
About the role
- Rackner is hiring Kubernetes Engineers across Mid and Senior levels to design, automate, secure, and operate cloud-native platforms supporting a mission-focused DoD environment.
- You will work hands-on across Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, GitOps, service mesh, networking, security, and Infrastructure as Code to build reliable platform capabilities for development teams at scale.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate secure, resilient Kubernetes platforms
- Automate infrastructure and platform configuration using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Infrastructure as Code
- Build and improve GitOps and CI/CD workflows
- Implement Kubernetes networking, RBAC, security controls, and service-to-service communication
- Engineer and support Istio/service-mesh capabilities
- Build reusable platform components, including Helm charts, Operators, Controllers, CRDs, and Admission Controllers
- Integrate Kubernetes with cloud services, container registries, and delivery pipelines
- Troubleshoot complex issues across Kubernetes, Linux, networking, containers, and cloud infrastructure
- Strengthen platform reliability, security, performance, and recovery
- Partner with application, cloud, security, and architecture teams to turn requirements into working platform capabilities
Requirements
- Hands-on background building, operating, or supporting Kubernetes environments
- Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, containers, and Kubernetes architecture
- Proficiency with Helm and Infrastructure as Code
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS/EKS, Azure/AKS, GCP/GKE, OCI, or similar
- Practical use of GitOps, CI/CD, and automated deployment workflows
- Knowledge of Kubernetes security, access controls, and RBAC
- Ability to independently diagnose and solve issues across multiple layers of a platform
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Benefits
- Company-supported certifications aligned with current and future program work
- Career-development and leadership opportunities
- 401(k) with 100% match up to 6%
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Home-office equipment and remote-work support
- Fitness and wellness reimbursement
- Weekly pay and team events
Skills
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Helm
- Infrastructure As Code
- GitOps
- CI/CD
- Istio
- Linux
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
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- OCI
- RBAC
