The Kubernetes Platform Engineer supports the operation and maintenance of DOL’s AWS EKS platform, assisting in tenant onboarding, environment provisioning, platform patching, and operational troubleshooting. This role works closely with applications teams and the Senior platform Engineer to deliver a stable, secure, and efficient platform for multiple application teams.
Requirements
- 3–5 years in Kubernetes administration (EKS preferred).
- Working knowledge of Helm, Terraform, ArgoCD, AWS IAM/RBAC.
- Must have familiarity with monitoring tools – Prometheus and Grafana.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes networking and security.
- Experience with container registry management.
- Scripting skills in (Bash, Python).
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain Kubernetes IaC (Helm, Terraform) for tenant environments and namespaces.
- Apply Kubernetes application configurations, RBAC, IRSA, and security policies.
- Perform EKS patching, upgrades, and platform configuration changes.
- Deploy and configure Kubernetes load balancers (public & ingress) to TIC 3.0 standards.
- Execute base image maintenance tasks and assist in image distribution.
- Support tenant onboarding: repo setup, CI/CD pipeline configuration, Helm chart deployment.
- Carry out automation workflows for self-service and provisioning tasks.
Other
- BS/BA, 5+ years of work experience
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends for patching or deployments.
- Ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
- Participate in after-hours and weekend maintenance rotations.
