Software Engineer - Kubernetes

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help design, build, and evolve a Kubernetes-based container orchestration platform that supports secure, scalable, and automated workload deployment.

This role spans the full software development lifecycle—from design and implementation to deployment and operations—with a strong emphasis on platform engineering, automation, and secure multi-tenant infrastructure. The ideal candidate enjoys working close to the infrastructure layer and building reusable, production-grade platform capabilities.

Duties & Responsibilities

Design and develop new platform capabilities on Kubernetes, including orchestration workflows, deployment automation, and operational tooling

Build and maintain reusable deployment templates using Helm (or Kustomize) to support consistent and compliant application deployments

Implement Kubernetes security controls including RBAC policies, role bindings, and least-privilege access models

Design and manage namespace-based workload isolation to support multi-tenancy, compliance, and operational boundaries

Develop and integrate CI/CD pipelines that support automated build, test, deploy, and rollback workflows (including GitOps and progressive delivery patterns)

Instrument workloads with metrics, health checks, and observability standards to support monitoring and SLO adherence

Collaborate with security, networking, cloud, and application teams to ensure platform requirements align with mission and operational needs

Document platform architecture, deployment patterns, runbooks, and operational guardrails to enable consistency and self-service usage

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Required Skills

Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Full lifecycle experience delivering software or platform capabilities on Kubernetes (design, build, test, deploy, operate)

Experience building and maintaining Helm charts or Kustomize-based deployments

Strong understanding of Kubernetes RBAC (roles, role bindings, and policy enforcement)

Experience using namespaces for workload isolation and multi-tenancy support

Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines integrated with Kubernetes environments

Experience with automated deployment strategies such as GitOps or progressive delivery

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Desired Skills

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience developing Kubernetes controllers or operators

Experience with admission controllers or webhooks (mutating/validating) for policy enforcement and standardization

Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio (mTLS, traffic management, policy enforcement)

Experience implementing Kubernetes network policies (CNI-based zero-trust segmentation)

Experience supporting multi-tenant Kubernetes environments with strong isolation requirements

Experience exposing and collecting workload metrics using Prometheus/OpenMetrics standards

Familiarity with AWS integrations such as IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts)

Experience integrating Kubernetes workloads with cloud-native services and identity systems

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Additional Details

What we offer:
Flexible time off

Full medical coverage

401(k) with company match

Referral bonuses

Performance bonuses

Life insurance and disability coverage

Tuition and training reimbursement

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About BOAB Ventures

BOAB Ventures is a premier recruiting firm specializing in connecting top-tier talent with major corporations. With a focus on cleared positions and corporate roles, we excel in identifying and placing highly skilled professionals in industries where precision, expertise, and discretion are paramount. Our commitment to excellence ensures that both employers and candidates find the perfect match to achieve their goals.