Systems Administrator | Kubernetes

Job summary

As a Kubernetes Administrator, you will deliver and sustain technology solutions that support critical national security outcomes in a secure environment. Key responsibilities include providing Level 2 and Level 3 operational support, enhancing automation and CI/CD practices, and maintaining Kubernetes infrastructure while collaborating with engineering and operational teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Kubernetes Administrator, Site Reliability Engineer, or Systems Engineer in production environments.
• Experience in Linux/UNIX administration, including troubleshooting and performance analysis.
• Capability in developing automation using Python, Go, Bash or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Puppet or Chef.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability practices to improve reliability and performance.
• Experience supporting virtualised and/or cloud-based environments like VMware, AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Ability to investigate complex incidents and implement sustainable corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Support the availability, capacity and reliability of on-premises Kubernetes infrastructure and systems.
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 operational support, leading incident response activities and contributing to root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting and logging capabilities using service metrics to drive performance insights.
• Enhance automation, infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices across the environment.

Skills

Security clearance

Relocation