About the role

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes Platform)

Employment type: W‑2 only (no C2C/third-party)

Contract Details

Duration: May 27, 2026 – May 26, 2027
Location: Remote
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday
Compensation: $100/hour
Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States
Eligibility region: Candidates must be based in California, Texas, or Florida

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end Kubernetes cluster lifecycle: upgrades, patching, scaling, and capacity planning (on-prem and cloud)
Administer and troubleshoot Kubernetes using k3s, RKE2, GKE, and EKS
Implement and maintain Cilium CNI and enforce secure network policies for multi-tenant environments
Troubleshoot Kubernetes networking issues (connectivity, DNS, service-level problems)
Debug production issues including control plane failures, node problems, DNS, and service connectivity
Manage etcd health, backups, and disaster recovery processes
Partner with datacenter/network teams during infrastructure changes and maintenance windows
Support dev teams by reviewing deployment manifests and assisting with workload troubleshooting
Contribute to internal platform tooling, documentation, and runbooks
Apply Kubernetes security best practices (RBAC, Pod Security Standards, secrets management)

Required Qualifications

8+ years relevant experience
Hands-on Kubernetes administration for on-prem environments (k3s/RKE2 or similar)
Cilium CNI (or equivalent container networking)
Experience supporting GKE and/or EKS
Strong Linux and networking fundamentals (routing, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls)
Proven ability to troubleshoot production Kubernetes
Familiarity with GitOps (ArgoCD and/or Flux)
Scripting/automation skills: Bash, Python, or Go
Collaborative, production-focused working style

Preferred Qualifications

Go experience for platform tooling/operator development
CKA or CKS certification
Experience with BGP, IPv6, or service mesh
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or Ansible
Experience supporting internal developer platforms
Familiarity with GitHub/GitLab workflows

About Perfect Timing Personnel Services

The role is with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a research organization operating mission-critical computing systems. The work centers on supporting and operating on-prem and cloud Kubernetes platform infrastructure, with an emphasis on reliable networking for production research workloads.

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