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Location: Knoxville, TNJob Id: 489# of Openings: 1Founded in 1999 in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, Cadre5 provides innovative technical solutions to our customers locally and nationally. Our Cadre5 Lab Partners division has partnered with The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to recruit a Senior Kubernetes Platforms System Engineer, you will work in the Infrastructure team within the HPC Infrastructure and Networking group to support all activities of our supercomputer center.ORNL delivers scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs needed to realize solutions in energy and national security and provides economic benefit to the nation. This premier research institution located near Knoxville in Oak Ridge, TN, addresses national needs through impactful research and world-leading research centers.Please note: The first step in the interview process requires candidates to join a Microsoft Teams meeting with the video turned on.This is a full-time, permanent position that can telecommute. Occasional travel to the Oak Ridge facility may be required.Why Cadre5?Working with highly talented team membersExcellent medical insurance, including employer-paid benefitsJob Responsibilities:Work with the team to define and implement best practices and standards within the organizationKeeping the Kubernetes platform reliable, available, and fastArchitecting solutions to problems that improve the reliability, scalability, performance, and efficiency of our servicesRespond to, investigate, and fix service issues all the way from bare metal through the OS to the application codeCoordinate with vendors to resolve hardware and software problemsParticipate in an on-call rotation providing 24-hour, 7-day support and off-hours maintenance windowsWork with users to help them use KubernetesBasic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in a scientific field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.Excellent interpersonal/communications skills, and the ability to work as part of a teamExperience with KubernetesExperience with Red Hat OpenShift, OpenShift Data Foundations, Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes, and Advanced Cluster Security for KubernetesExperiencing with managing image registries such as Quay or HarborSolid understanding of networked computing environment conceptsStrong working knowledge of Unix systems fundamentals and common network protocolsAbility to develop and maintain programs and scripts that aid in the operation and automation of tasks using various shell and scripting languages (primarily bash, Python, and Go)Ability to identify requirements and to define, plan, and implement requisite solutionsExperience using tools such as Prometheus, Nagios, and Grafana to monitor systems, metrics and create dashboardsExperience designing and implementing highly-available systems/servicesExperience with Infrastructure-as-Code tooling such as Terraform, Helm, and PuppetExperience with CI/CD tooling and GitOpsExperience with code review and familiarity with tools like git, GitHub and GitLabExperience implementing systems-level security technologies like SELinux and following security best practicesThe ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "Q" clearance is required. This requires US Citizenship.Cadre5 offers excellent pay and benefits, to include full medical, dental, and vision coverage coupled with 401K match, 15 days PTO, and 10 holidays.Cadre5 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. Cadre5 is an E-Verify Employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr