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Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Perfect Timing Personnel Services
18 days ago
Temporary
On-site
Berkeley, California, United States
Temp

Kubernetes Platform Engineer | 1- Year Contract | Remote | $100/hour

 

Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer for a one year contract. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role focused on the day-to-day operation, administration, and improvement of Kubernetes platforms supporting critical research and scientific networking systems.

 

  • Employment Type: W-2 only. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. No C2C or third-party arrangements.

  • Contract Dates: May 27, 2026 – May 26, 2027

  • Location: Remote

  • Hours: Full-time, Monday through Friday

  • Background Check: Clear criminal background check required

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, patching, scaling, and capacity planning across on prem and cloud environments

  • Administer and troubleshoot Kubernetes platforms using K3s, RKE2, GKE, and EKS

  • Implement and maintain Cilium CNI and enforce secure network policies for multi tenant environments

  • Troubleshoot complex cluster and networking issues including control plane failures, node issues, DNS, and service connectivity

  • Manage etcd health, backups, and disaster recovery processes

  • Collaborate with datacenter and network teams on infrastructure changes and maintenance windows

  • Support development teams by reviewing deployment manifests and assisting with workload troubleshooting

  • Contribute to internal developer platform initiatives and platform documentation, runbooks, and best practices

  • Apply Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, Pod Security Standards, and secrets management

 

Required Qualifications:

 

  • 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Hands-on experience administering on premises Kubernetes (K3s, RKE2, or similar)

  • Experience supporting cloud-managed Kubernetes environments (GKE and/or EKS)

  • Strong Linux and networking fundamentals including routing, DNS, TCP/IP, and firewall concepts

  • Experience with Cilium CNI or equivalent container networking solutions

  • Familiarity with GitOps workflows and tools such as ArgoCD or Flux

  • Scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, and/or Go

  • Experience working in collaborative, production-focused engineering environments

  • Cloud experience with GCP and/or AWS

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Go programming experience for platform tooling or operator development

  • CKA or CKS certification

  • Experience with BGP, IPv6 networking, or service mesh technologies

  • Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or Ansible

  • Experience supporting internal developer platforms or tools such as Backstage

  • Strong familiarity with GitHub or GitLab workflows and code review practices