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Kubernetes System Engineer (DP-2/3)

Legato, LLC
Full-time
On-site
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$160,000 - $190,000 USD yearly

Legato, LLC recruiters (Staffing@legatocorp.com) would love to speak with you regarding the following position: Kubernetes System Engineer in Laurel, MD.

Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Salary Range: $160,000-$190,000, depending on experience. 

We are seeking:

A Kubernetes System Engineer that will provide operations and system administration for Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure, including but not limited to: Stakeholder collaboration, development & product teams to understand operational project requirements and feature specifications. Image Templating. Create and maintain CI/CD Pipelines. Perform regular system scanning, patching to maintain Enterprise system security compliance and maintain updates in IC reporting tools. Facilitate deployment upgrades across Operational, Staging and Development environments. Mitigation of Operational Issues affecting end users. Maintain & update monitoring tools, service and health checks. Determine the Team's support coverage across applicable supported hours and prioritize monitoring tasks. Manage the POC support lists and OSOPs. Establish and maintain test environments that mimic operational configurations and end-to-end scenarios. Assist with analysis of test coverage to determine gaps and improvements. Assist with automation of manual test cases and procedures. System regression, security, performance, customer focused and integration testing. Assist with defect identification and reporting with reproducible steps. Schedule and communicate system outages with the team and external customers/partners. Collaborate and discuss outage plans with the Ops Officers. Lead & collaborate with stakeholders for internal and external product documentation (i.e. User Agreements, Customer/Partner User Guides, SOPs, Admin Guide, etc.). Research and study trends with related technologies, tools, etc. and provide recommendations for streamlining processes. Provide metrics and reporting on service requests. Conduct performance benchmarking. Monitor customer support desk tickets, troubleshoot, resolve from simple to complex. Perform customer on-boarding (provision new project resources).

Our minimum requirements for this role:

  • Skilled in Linux (RHEL) Administration including storage & interface management, hardening and patching. 
  • Skilled in Ansible or similar automation technologies for configuration management, maintenance and deployment of operating systems & applications.
  • Experience with Virtualization/VMware (AWS, AZURE or similar), Bash Scripting, and Kubernetes (K8s)/Containerization.
  • Skilled in System Scanning, Patching & Monitoring.
  • Familiar with GitLab, Jira or similar.
  • At least fourteen (14) years of experience in a similar role
  • An IAT Level 2 Certification
  • A Bachelor’s degree in related discipline is required. Five (5) years of equivalent experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree for a total of nineteen (19) years of experience

About Your New Company
Legato, LLC is a dynamic small business headquartered in Columbia, near Ft. Meade, MD. Our positions include Cyber, Software, Systems, Networking, Data Science and other complex engineering capabilities. We set ourselves apart by having employees in the top of their field and who enjoy working at Legato for its attention to its employees, aggressive compensation, and upward mobility possibilities.
We offer a generous benefits package including individual and family health, vision and dental benefits. A minimum of four (4) weeks of paid time off including a week of sick leave. Legato gives our employees 11 federal holidays off and a 401(k) employer match with no vesting schedule. There is an opportunity to earn referral benefits or bank hours if the contract allows.

Disclaimer: The salary range provided is an estimate based on current market conditions and may be adjusted based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Please note that this range is subject to change and should be considered as a guideline rather than a definitive figure.


Legato LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.