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Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Fayetteville, NCFull-time$69–158K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$69–158K/yr
Location
Fayetteville, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, requiredTop Secret clearance, required

Job overview

The Kubernetes Platform Engineer manages, administers, supports, and enhances cloud environments, focusing on continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution. The role applies advanced technical expertise to complex problems and works with limited direction, while mentoring and supervising team members. Candidates need experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD, knowledge of Terraform, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Kubernetes, requiredDocker, requiredCI/CD, requiredTerraform, requiredAir-Gapped Environments, nice to haveAgile Development, nice to haveJira, nice to haveConfluence, nice to haveDiscourse, nice to haveAutomated Testing, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveListening, nice to have

Qualifications

Top Secret Clearance Eligibility, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, requiredDoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Kubernetes Platform EngineerThe Opportunity: Manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments, ensuring continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution. Apply advanced skills, extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, mentor, and supervise team members.

You Have:

  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience with Docker
  • Experience with CI/CD
  • Knowledge of Terraform
  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED
  • Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within 2 months of hire date

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies and working on Agile teams using collaboration tools, including Jira, Confluence, or Discourse
  • Experience creating and conducting automated unit and system integration tests to identify and provide feedback on failed modules and components
  • Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, to communicate technical ideas and deliver briefings with cross-functional teams
  • Possession of excellent listening skills
  • Bachelor's degree

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,044 open Cloud Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–158K/yr
  • North Carolina median$112–202K/yr82 salary ranges
  • US median$119–202K/yr3,303 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 23% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($148K) — in the lowest quarter of Cloud Engineer salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 105 open Cloud Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 4,044 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
Cloud Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (3,414 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,592 of the 4,044 open Cloud Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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