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Senior Kubernetes Administrator

Torch Technologies, Inc.
life insurance, paid time off, 401(k), relocation assistance

Oct 07, 2025
Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Administrator to manage and optimize our Kubernetes clusters across cloud environments. You will ensure cluster reliability, security, and performance while enabling developers with streamlined tools and workflows. As a Senior Kubernetes Administrator, your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters: setup, upgrades, scaling, and troubleshooting. Implement RBAC, security best practices, and workload optimization. Build and maintain infrastructure services across cloud platforms (compute, storage, networking, IAM, monitoring). Develop internal tools for developer self-service and platform automation. Integrate monitoring, logging, and security into Kubernetes platforms. Collaborate with developers to design scalable and efficient workflows. Required Qualifications: US Citizenship. Bachelor's Degree (Master's Degree preferred) in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience. Minimum 10+ years in platform, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering. Clearance Requirements: Active or eligible for DoD Security Clearance. Deep expertise in Kubernetes administration, Helm, Operators, and service mesh technologies. Hands-on experience with EKS, AKS, or GKE clusters. Proficient with Kubectl, CNI plugins, and workload scheduling. Experience with cloud infrastructure at IL5-6 levels. Strong automation and infrastructure-as-code skills (Terraform, Ansible). Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling (ArgoCD, Helm charts). Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Tools / Technologies: Container Orchestration & Management: Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, Operators, Service Mesh (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) Cloud Platforms: AWS (EKS), Azure (AKS), Google Cloud (GKE), hybrid/multi-cloud environments Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation (optional) CI/CD & GitOps: ArgoCD, FluxCD, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions Security & Identity: RBAC, OPA/Gatekeeper, HashiCorp Vault, IAM (AWS/Azure/GCP), Secrets Management Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Fluentd, ELK/EFK Stack, Datadog, New Relic Networking & CNI: Calico, Flannel, Cilium, Istio Scripting & Automation: Bash, Python, Go (optional but desirable) Version Control & Collaboration: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Confluence, Jira OS/Platform: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Docker, systemd Schedule:M-F, 8-5 Work Location: Customer- site Travel:Yes, 0-10% Relocation Assistance Available:No Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract:No #LI-TS1 Benefits: Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays. Applying to Torch Technologies: Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to HR@torchtechnologies.com. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.