Software Engineer; Kubernetes

Software Engineer (Kubernetes)

This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining a Kubernetes-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution that supports a state-of-the-art digital ground station for transport and receive communications. You will contribute throughout an initial 12-month prototyping phase and continue into implementation, maintenance, sustainment, and upgrades over subsequent years. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure seamless integration, high performance, and reliability of the system while leveraging modern open source technologies and cloud-native practices.

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Design, develop, and maintain Kubernetes-based microservices using Python, Go, JavaScript, React, and other modern programming languages.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a React-based JavaScript frontend, ensuring a responsive and intuitive user experience.
• Leverage open source technologies to implement continuous deployment, event-driven automation, and efficient infrastructure management.
• Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable, and repeatable software delivery.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, and maintain code quality through code reviews, coding standards, and best practices.
• Optimize software components and microservices for maximum performance, scalability, reliability, and user experience.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues related to Kubernetes clusters, containerized applications, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to automate and extend platform capabilities.
• Create, customize, and maintain Kubernetes manifests and related configurations to support deployment and operations.
• Ensure that all software components adhere to applicable security and compliance standards.
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging trends in software engineering, Linux, Kubernetes, containers, and related technologies, and apply them to improve the platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including systems engineers and other software engineers, to integrate signal processing, satellite, RF, and DSP-related capabilities into the platform.
• Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and architecture sessions to shape the evolution of the PaaS solution.
• Support customer-focused activities such as technical deep dives, architecture discussions, and design reviews as needed.
• Contribute to technical documentation, including system designs, architecture diagrams, and user or deployment documentation for customer deliverables.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies, specifically in building PaaS solutions.
• Proficiency in at least one of Python, C++, Go, or JavaScript, with a strong preference for Python, C++, and Go.
• Experience developing microservices-based architectures and working with modern software development practices.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Strong understanding of Linux environments and containerized application development.
• Experience working with Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, scaling, and troubleshooting containerized applications.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code and to participate effectively in code reviews.
• Active Secret security clearance with eligibility for TS/SCI.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose complex issues in distributed systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams and contribute across the full software development lifecycle.

• Experience developing software architectures that enable and support digital signal processing (DSP), signal processing, satellite, and RF capabilities.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes, including writing and customizing Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and ArgoCD configurations.
• Practical experience with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a preference for AWS.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with event-driven automation and open source tools for continuous deployment and infrastructure management.
• Background working with containers and container orchestration in production environments.
• Experience creating technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and presentations for customers or stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to clearly communicate technical concepts, requirements, and system designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience participating in customer meetings,…