Sigma Defense
1758 - Senior Kubernetes Infrastructure Developer
$135K–$165K
Rome, New York · Senior · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related field of study.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
About the job
Designs, builds, secures, automates, and operates enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, primarily using AKS.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain scalable, resilient AKS infrastructure, networking, security, and cluster lifecycle capabilities.
- Automate Azure and Kubernetes provisioning and deployments using Infrastructure as Code, Helm, CI/CD, and GitOps.
- Provide technical guidance and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
What they ask for
- Significant professional experience designing, deploying, and operating Kubernetes environments, including production enterprise clusters.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes architecture, networking, and identity/RBAC.
- Strong Infrastructure as Code and automation experience; hands-on experience with Terraform, Bicep, Helm, and Kubernetes manifests.
- Must be a U.S. citizen; must possess or be able to obtain an active TS/SCI security clearance. Mandatory certifications: CompTIA Security+, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), and Azure Administrator Associate: AZ-104.
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure Government AKS, DoD or other highly regulated environments, and private AKS architectures.
- Experience with Azure security, policy, networking, and observability technologies, or Flux/Argo CD.
Pay
USD $135,000 - $165,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Terraform, Bicep, Helm, Kubernetes manifests, PowerShell, Python
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