Kubernetes Engineer — Cloud-Native Gov Infra & CI​/CD

Prescient Edge is seeking a
Kubernetes Engineer
to support a Federal Government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

At
Prescient
Edge
, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Description:

• Shall configure, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters tailored for each IL environment (IL2, IL4, IL5), ensuring support for ESRI ArcGIS services and integration with agency-provided infrastructure.
• Shall develop and manage Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators for declarative deployment and automated scaling of ESRI services, including Notebook Server and Geo Analytics Server.
• Shall configure persistent volume claims and provision container-native storage (e.g., AWS EBS, Azure Disks) to support ESRI workloads, ensuring durability and compliance with backup and recovery policies.
• Integrate Kubernetes-native monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Fluentd, or Open Telemetry) to support observability and IL-compliant reporting across environments.

Experience:

• Possess the knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a cloud-native environment using Kubernetes.
• Must be proficient in Kubernetes cluster orchestration, container networking, Helm chart deployment, and automation of CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure services (AWS, Azure, GCP), security best practices, and Kubernetes monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) is required.
• Must have demonstrated experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, troubleshooting containerized applications, and implementing service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible is required.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in Kubernetes administration.
• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer – Professional, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Dev Ops Engineer.

Security clearance:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a clearance.

Location:

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law.

We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.