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Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer Lead

Iconma

Durham, NC

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$55.71–$58.57 Per Hour
SKILLS
Automation, Budgeting, Cloud Computing, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Customer Support/Service, DevOps, Documentation, GitHub, Health Plan, Incident Response, Information Technology Consulting, Jenkins, Linux Operating System, On Call, Process Improvement, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulatory Compliance, Reliability Engineering, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Systems Reliability, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Defense (DoD)
LOCATION
Durham, NC
POSTED
17 days ago

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer Lead for their Durham, NC location.
 
Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and operate production grade Kubernetes platforms in regulated environments
  • Improve system reliability through automation, thoughtful design, and continuous iteration
  • Define and drive SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets to guide reliability decisions
  • Build and evolve CI/CD pipelines that are secure, scalable, and easy to use
  • Implement robust observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and OpenTelemetry
  • Reduce operational toil by automating repetitive processes and improving workflows
  • Partner with security and compliance teams to meet FedRAMP High, DoD IL5, NIST, STIG, and RMF requirements
  • Support ATO processes including documentation, controls implementation, and audit readiness
  • Participate in on call rotations supporting customer requests and paging alerts
  • Participate in incident response, blameless postmortems, and continuous improvement efforts
 
Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Proven experience designing and operating enterprise Kubernetes platforms in production.
  • Experience working within highly regulated cloud environments supporting security and compliance requirements.
  • Kubernetes (GKE / AKS / EKS) – Production grade, regulated environments
  • CI/CD & Automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitOps)
  • FedRAMP High / IL5 Compliance & Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
  • 10–14 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering
  • Strong hands on experience running Kubernetes in production (EKS, AKS, GKE, or upstream)
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, and networking fundamentals
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, with Terraform preferred
  • Familiarity with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or ArgoCD
  • Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python and Go
  • Experience building or operating observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK)
  • Working knowledge of compliance frameworks including NIST 800 53, STIGs, and RMF
 
Why Should You Apply?

 

About the Company

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Iconma

ICONMA is a global information consulting management firm providing Professional Staffing Services and Project-Based Solutions for organizations in a broad range of industries.

  • Corporate Headquarters in Troy, Michigan; 20+ locations worldwide.
  • Certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE); certified by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC); and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
  • Founded in 2000
  • 2000+ Employees

The company was founded on the principle that success is derived from delivering high quality service and resources in the most responsive, flexible, and innovative way. ICONMA invests in people and resources with a single goal: To provide our customers with the highest quality service in the most responsive manner. Through its network of offices, ICONMA provides the resources to help clients maintain their competitive advantage.

COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Management Consulting Services
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
401K, Employee Referral Program, Life Insurance
FOUNDED
2000
WEBSITE
https://www.iconma.com/