Sr. Cloud Engineer - Kubernetes Jobs

Modus21 is a Charleston, South Carolina based business and technology consulting firm specializing in solving complex business problems for global business and government clients. Our philosophy is simple – provide value to our clients through the ability to streamline, measure, and improve their business processes via business intelligence and business architecture. Our expertise has proven highly successful in helping organizations recognize greater value by aligning their strategy and objectives to technology and execution.

Scope of Work

The role will support the Cloud Engineering, Transition, and Modernization Support Services (CETM) effort for Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) in support of the Marine Corps Application and Hosting Services (MCAHS) Integrated Product Team (IPT). Marine Corps Business Operations Support System (MCBOSS) is a cloud-enabled environment that allows Marine and Navy users to access and build applications by implementing DevSecOps methodology to increase the security and speed at which software can be developed and delivered.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cluster management: Installing, configuring, and supporting Kubernetes clusters. Knowledge of container management and orchestration using tools such as Helm
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Using tools like Terraform to automate and manage the Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Pipeline integration: Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that deploy applications into the MCBOSS Kubernetes environment using Jenkins and/or Concourse
• Security: Implementing and monitoring Kubernetes security policies, such as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Pod Security Standards. Familiarity with implementation and operation of container security scanning and testing software to include secrets detection, SAST, and/or DAST (e.g. SonarQube, Fortify, OWASP ZAP, etc.)
• Monitoring and troubleshooting: Using observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana to monitor the health of clusters and applications and to troubleshoot issues.
• System architecture: Possessing expertise in Linux system administration and Kubernetes networking.
• Understanding of requirements set forth in the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG)

Requirements/Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or mathematics
• Required Security+ Certification
• Required Agile Developer or Certified Scrum Developer certification
• 10-15 years experience of cloud platforms (AWS) and DevSecOps principles and practices
• Preferred 10+ years experience specifically working with Kubernetes
• Strong experience with scripting languages like Python or Bash to automate tasks
• Preferred experience with Atlassian tools (Confluence and JIRA)
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights
• Strong problem-solving and design skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer service skills
• Ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Ability to work in a self-guided manner and excellent organizational skills
• Must be a US citizen and hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) TOP SECRET Security Clearance