Onsite - Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709
5 days per week/ 8 hours per day
Long Term Contract
Senior Kubernetes Platform Analyst
Top Skills Required :
1. Kubernetes (Production grade, FedRAMP High / IL5 environments)
2. Automation & IaC (Terraform, CI/CD, Python/Go)
3. Cloud Platforms & Observability (AWS/Azure, Prometheus, Grafana)
Job Description/ Responsibilities :
• 6–10 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering roles
• Experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or similar (GovCloud is a plus)
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and containerization
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python or Go
• Exposure to observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and logging systems
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of Kubernetes platforms in FedRAMP High and IL5 environments
• Support day‑to‑day reliability and performance of platform services, including monitoring and alerting
• Implement automation and tooling to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort
• Work with senior engineers to define and track SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
• Assist in maintaining compliance and security requirements, including support for audits and continuous monitoring
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipeline improvements
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams such as Security, Platform, and Application teams to resolve issues and deliver platform capabilities
• Participate in on‑call rotations supporting customer requests and paging alerts