Everforth ECS is seeking Cloud Platform Engineer to work remotely.
Everforth ECS is seeking a Cloud Platforms Engineer specializing in
Containerization and Orchestration to deploy and support cloud environments.
This role is hands-on and focused on platforms containerization and
orchestration in AWS, building and operating containers and Kubernetes,
including authoring Dockerfiles, Helm/Kustomize configurations, GitLab CI/CD
pipelines, and Terraform code. This includes writing infrastructure code,
improving deployment pipelines, and helping teams operate more efficiently in
the cloud.
The position works closely with engineering and security teams to deliver
consistent, repeatable infrastructure and deployment patterns. The focus is on
doing the work, solving problems, and improving how cloud environments are built
and maintained over time.
Responsibilities include:
Build and operate containerized platforms and Kubernetes environments
in AWS.
Develop, maintain, and optimize Dockerfiles for application
containerization.
Author and maintain Helm charts and Kustomize configurations for Kubernetes
deployments.
Build and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate application and
infrastructure deployments.
Develop and maintain Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
for Cloud resources and platform services.
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment
processes.
Improve deployment pipelines to increase reliability, repeatability, and
operational efficiency.
Support the ongoing operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
of container and Kubernetes platforms.
Other duties, as assigned.
Salary Range: $140,000-$180,000
General Description of Benefits [https://ecstech.com/careers/benefits]
Qualifications
U.S. Citizen.
Ability to get DHS Public Trust security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related work experience.
Containers: Author Dockerfiles from scratch, including multi-stage/hardened
builds, non-root containers, proper ENTRYPOINT/CMD, and deterministic
dependency installation.
Container Registries: Experience with image tagging/versioning, immutable
tags, authentication, pull secrets, and image scanning/remediation.
Kubernetes: Strong knowledge of Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs,
Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, PVCs, ServiceAccounts,
RBAC, NetworkPolicies, and scheduling.
Kubernetes Troubleshooting: Diagnose workload failures using kubectl, logs,
events, describe, exec, resource status, and evidence-based troubleshooting
rather than trial and error.
Reliability & Security: Resource requests/limits, probes, PDBs, rollout
strategies, security contexts, non-root execution, node affinity/taints, and
storage concepts.
Helm: Author and maintain charts, templates, values, subcharts, overrides,
and environment-specific configurations; use helm template, --dry-run,
upgrades, and rollbacks.
Kustomize: Build bases and overlays; use patches, image transformations,
namespaces, and generators; understand when to use Helm versus Kustomize.
GitLab CI/CD: Author .gitlab-ci.yml pipelines with stages, needs, rules,
reusable templates, artifacts, caching, variables/secrets, approvals,
environments, and quality gates.
CI Image Builds: Build and scan container images in restricted CI
environments using Buildah, BuildKit, or equivalent tools.
GitOps: Hands-on experience with Flux or Argo CD, including reconciliation,
deployments, drift, health status, and troubleshooting failed
reconciliations.
Terraform: Author Terraform code from scratch, including resources,
variables, outputs, modules, data sources, dependencies, for_each/count,
provider configuration, and remote state. Understand plans, state, dependency
graphs, unknown values, and reusable module design.
Git/YAML: Strong Git and YAML skills, including branching, merging/rebasing,
troubleshooting, and maintainable configuration.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven
ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions
and identify the most appropriate solution.
Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with
the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of
stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).