Software Engineer - Kubernetes

About the role

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Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking a Software Engineer - Kubernetes to support one of our cybersecurity programs in our San Antonio office. In this position, the right candidate will support engineering, hardening and continuously validating the security of Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms that host Government mission applications across value streams. The role designs, builds, and runs resilient, secure architectures using service-mesh and loosely coupled design, and sustains Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Operate (ATO), and Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) readiness aligned with the Government’s Cyber Assessment Roadmap.

Position Responsibilities: This position sets the technical standard for securing container orchestration platforms and hardened workloads while keeping control evidence continuously validated and audit-ready.

Responsibilities include:

Design, build, and run Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters and manage providers (Amazon EKS/Fargate, Azure KS, Google KE) or self-managed clusters

Design network connectivity and provisioning strategy, and assess/design RBAC to keep the cloud foundation strong and compliant

Maintain, configure, and monitor containers using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm) across development, test, and live environments

Implement and validate security controls, security-relevant changes (SRCs), and Security Impact Assessments (SIAs) supporting IATT, ATO, and cATO readiness

Perform full-stack Kubernetes (K8s) risk assessments and apply STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and Iron Bank hardened images

Advance control inheritance and automation aligned with the Government’s Cyber Assessment Roadmap

Support container vulnerability management against CVEs and open-source threat reporting, coordinating remediation with Value Stream engineering

Collaborate with ISSEs, ISSMs, DevSecOps engineers, COT, CPT, and Government stakeholders across Value Stream sprint cadences

Create and maintain documentation for implementations and supporting Bodies of Evidence (BOE)

Support Zero Trust enforcement and cloud-native security best practices across mission environments

Maintain and validate A&A control evidence in eMASS (control implementation, SIAs, SRCs, POA&Ms) supporting continuous monitoring and cATO readiness

Required Qualifications:

Clearance: U.S. Citizen; TS/SCI

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field; software development background

Certification: DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II and Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Location: Full-time on-site in San Antonio, TX

Experience and Knowledge:

Senior level comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high-impact assignments; plans and leads major technology assignments; functions as a technical expert across the team; may lead others

Demonstrated knowledge: Kubernetes, Istio, GitOps, custom Kubernetes Operators, custom Helm charts, custom Admission Controllers, custom CRDs and Controllers

Extensive Linux and networking; understands each component of the Kubernetes control plane

Experience building automation and configuration management with Ansible and Terraform; Docker, Terraform, and Helm

Security and compliance knowledge for Kubernetes; knowledge of Cloud (AWS, Azure, OCI)

Experience working with a product that has end-users; creating and maintaining implementation documentation

Minimum years of experience - 4 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Education: Advanced degree in a related technical field

Certification: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Red Hat OpenShift, or CCSP

Experience and Knowledge:

Mastery of the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Reference Design; Kubernetes and Istio expert

Experience supporting software factory environments (Iron Bank, Big Bang) and hardened containers

Experience supporting Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO)

Experience supporting IL4, IL5, or IL6 cloud environments

Experience supporting COT, CPT, or Security Control Assessors

Experience with Twistlock runtime defense, Anchore image scanning, container signing (e.g., cosign/sigstore), and micro-segmentation

Benefits

Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents

100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents

100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance

100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents

401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting

Competitive Pay

Generous paid leave and holiday package

Tuition and training reimbursement

Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.