Mid Senior SRE - Platform - Kubernetes Engineer

Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
• 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar; GovCloud experience a plus)
• Strong working knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
• Ability to write and maintain scripts or services (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, logging systems)
• Basic understanding of security and compliance concepts (e.g., NIST 800-53, STIGs, RMF)  
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Own and operate components of the Kubernetes platform, including deployment, upgrades, and maintenance
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable and reliable platform features
• Build and improve automation, tooling, and CI/CD workflows to reduce operational overhead
• Monitor system health and respond to issues; participate in on-call rotations and incident response
• Contribute to defining and tracking SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
• Support FedRAMP High / IL5 compliance efforts, including system hardening, documentation, and audit readiness
• Collaborate with senior engineers, technical leaders, and cross-functional teams to deliver platform improvements
• Participate in on-call rotations supporting customer requests and paging alerts
• Participate in post-incident reviews and implement follow-up improvements Nice to Have
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Familiarity with policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno)
• Experience with GitOps workflows
• Exposure to multi-cluster or hybrid cloud architectures
• Knowledge of FIPS-compliant systems or DoD Cloud SRG
• Relevant certifications (CKA, CKS, cloud provider certs, Security+)
Nice to have skills:
• Exposure to FedRAMP High or DoD IL5 environments
• Experience with CI/CD systems and deployment automation (e.g., ArgoCD)
• Familiarity with container security and vulnerability management
• Experience working in regulated or audited environments