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Kubernetes Platform Engineer | 1 - Year Contract | Remote (CA, FL, TX only) | $100/hour
**We are only considering candidates residing in California, Florida, or Texas**
** W‑2 only. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. No C2C or third‑party arrangements**
Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer for a one year contract. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role focused on operating and supporting on-prem Kubernetes platforms (k3s/RKE2) with a strong focus on Kubernetes networking (Cilium), platform reliability, and production stability across mission-critical research systems.
Candidates must have hands-on experience with on-prem Kubernetes (k3s, RKE2, or similar) and Kubernetes networking using Cilium or a similar CNI.
- Employment Type: W‑2 only. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. No C2C or third‑party arrangements.
- Contract Dates : 07/06/2026 – 07/05/2027
- Location : Remote (CA, FL, TX only)
- Background Check : Clear criminal background check required
Responsibilities :
- Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, patching, scaling, and capacity planning across on-prem and cloud environments
- Administer and troubleshoot Kubernetes platforms using K3s, RKE2, GKE, and EKS
- Implement and maintain Cilium CNI and enforce secure network policies for multi-tenant environments
- Support and maintain Kubernetes networking using Cilium, including troubleshooting connectivity, DNS, and service-level issues
- Troubleshoot complex cluster and networking issues including control plane failures, node issues, DNS, and service connectivity
- Manage etcd health, backups, and disaster recovery processes
- Collaborate with datacenter and network teams on infrastructure changes and maintenance windows
- Support development teams by reviewing deployment manifests and assisting with workload troubleshooting
- Contribute to internal platform tooling, documentation, and runbooks
- Apply Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, Pod Security Standards, and secrets management
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Hands-on experience administering on-prem Kubernetes environments (K3s, RKE2, or similar)
- Experience with Cilium CNI or equivalent container networking solutions
- Experience supporting cloud-managed Kubernetes environments (GKE and/or EKS)
- Strong Linux and networking fundamentals (routing, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls)
- Experience troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments
- Familiarity with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux)
- Scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, or Go)
- Experience working in collaborative, production-focused environments
- Cloud experience with GCP and/or AWS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Go programming experience for platform tooling or operator development
- CKA or CKS certification
- Experience with BGP, IPv6 networking, or service mesh technologies
- Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Ansible)
- Experience supporting internal developer platforms
- Strong familiarity with GitHub or GitLab workflows
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