Senior Kubernetes / EKS Engineer

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Veterans Affairs business unit helps transform the VA into a modern digital services organization where Veteran outcomes are at the center of every effort. We partner with the VA to design and deliver seamless user experiences for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and VA employees. By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes.

• →As a Senior Kubernetes / EKS Engineer, you will serve as an experienced individual contributor responsible for the design, operation, and reliability of the container orchestration platform underpinning a large federal enterprise cloud platform. With minimal oversight, you will help meet scope, schedule, and delivery requirements while advancing the platform's Kubernetes practices. Primary expectations of a Senior Kubernetes / EKS Engineer include:
• →Designing, operating, and upgrading production Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS, including cluster add-ons (e.g., CoreDNS, kube-proxy, CNI)
• →Managing cluster lifecycle, version currency, scaling, and standardized node baselines
• →Engineering cluster networking, ingress, service mesh, and workload isolation across multiple environments
• →Hardening clusters and workloads to meet security and compliance requirements
• →Automating cluster provisioning and configuration through infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• →Self-directed design of cloud infrastructure and tradeoffs between cost, reliability, and efficiency
• →Building reusable modules and improving the developer experience for engineers deploying to the platform
• →Mentoring engineers and presenting design documents and system diagrams to stakeholders
• →Participating in technical depth interviews with new candidates

• Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience; relevant experience may be substituted for education
• Demonstrated, expert-level experience operating Kubernetes in production (Amazon EKS preferred)
• Expert-level knowledge of at least one infrastructure-as-code tool (Terraform preferred)
• Deep command of containerization, networking, and core DevOps concepts
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Public Trust / suitability determination

• Prior experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs
• AWS experience at scale; familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and zero-trust architecture
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CKA/CKS, AWS)