Kubernetes SME

Job Description

Isobar Public Sector is seeking a Kubernetes SME. Successful candidates should have senior knowledge and hands-on experience in design, build, and running elastic, cost-effective, resilient, robust, and secure architectures in the cloud. In this role you will support Offensive Cyber Operations and deploying a DevSecOps platform in multiple cloud environments.

Isobar works with the Air Force and DoD on some of the most advanced projects in the world today. Our work has real-world impacts, such as facilitating the evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan in the largest single-day military evacuation of civilians in history. Join our team and practice state-of-the-art DevSecOps development on projects that MATTER. Learn the latest technologies and processes and apply them with military-grade cybersecurity.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments. Establish goals and plans that meet project objective.
• Designs, build, and run elastic, cost-effective, resilient, robust, and secure architectures in the cloud using modern approaches like service-mesh and loosely coupled design.
• Maintain, configure, and monitor containers using Infrastructure as Code principles in Development, Test, and Live environments.
• Design and implement Network connectivity, Provisioning Strategy Assess and Design RBAC needs to Ensure Cloud foundation is strong and with needed compliance requirements.
• Design containerized solutions for relational/non-relational databases, data auditing, caching, and performance. Work with other Architects on Security, Data protection, and Failover Failback strategies.
• Create and maintain documentation for implementations.
• Implement Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment using different CI/CD tools by container registries.

Who You Are

• A US Citizen and possess a Secret Security Clearance.
• 3 plus years of experience providing technical guidance to other engineers in an Agile environment.
• 3 plus years of experience with packaging and securing applications as containers and working in Kubernetes.
• Experience working with GitOps and Continuous Deployment in hybrid environments.
• Expert level knowledge of Kubernetes, Istio, and Helm.
• Experience creating custom Helm charts.
• Experienced with Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and Custom Controllers.
• Security and compliance experience for Kubernetes.
• Must be certified in one or more of the following: CISSP, CASP+CE or CSSLP.  
• Experience working with Platform One a plus.

Who We Are

Isobar Public Sector combines next-level commercial capabilities with deep government expertise to solve complex technical challenges and deliver unparalleled digital transformations. We are an experienced technology services provider that specializes in human-centric design, emerging technology, machine learning, secure cloud solutions and application development. We take pride in our 20+ year heritage of working with the Department of Defense.

Here are some of the benefits that accompany full-time employment at Isobar. 

• We offer flexible time off for vacation and personal time. We believe in treating adults like adults and allowing for open communication between team members and their supervisors to determine proper timing and coverage.
• In addition to 16 recognized holidays, our offices are closed the last week in December. This adds up to 21 paid company holidays in 2023.
• Multiple levels of offerings for medical and dental, including a covered membership fee to exceptional primary care through One Medical.
• Other miscellaneous benefits like Short-Term and Long-Term Disability at no cost, company-covered Life Insurance at double your base salary, access to group legal services, identify theft protection through LifeLock services, etc.
• A generously paid parental leave policy that enables 16 weeks of leave, regardless of gender, at 100% pay.
• Supporting employees pursuing adoption or surrogacy, Isobar will reimburse up to $14,440 in eligible adoption expenses and $25,000 in eligible surrogacy expenses. 
• 401K + company matching: 50% of every dollar you contribute, up to the first 6% you contribute; you are 33% vested after each year of service, becoming fully vested after three years with the company.

At Isobar, we are a culture of many, united as one…

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. 

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