C004153 Engineer (Kubernetes Orchestrator) (NS) - MON 29 Sep RELAUNCH at EMW

Deadline Date: Monday 29 September 2025

Requirement Title: Engineer (Kubernetes Orchestrator)

Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Full time on-site:  Yes 

Total Scope of the request (hours): 836

Required Start Date: 3 November 2025

End Contract Date: 31 December 2025

Required Security Clearance:  NATO Secret

Specific Working Conditions:  Some work outside of normal working hours may be required; Up to 100 TDY's within Belgium per year

Duties and Role

Under the direction of Service Delivery Manager of Service Oriented Architecture and Identity and Access Management (SOA & IdM), the engineer will perform duties such as the following:

• Design and deploy highly available, secure, and scalable Kubernetes clusters on-premises or in the cloud.
• Collaborate with development teams to containerize applications and deploy them on Kubernetes, optimizing for resource utilization and performance.
• Champion and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi to manage and automate Kubernetes deployments and configurations.
• Establish robust monitoring and logging solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack to ensure the health and performance of Kubernetes clusters and applications.
• Continuously analyze and optimize Kubernetes cluster performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and resource constraints.
• Implement security best practices and controls to safeguard Kubernetes clusters from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to Kubernetes and containerized applications, providing timely solutions to incidents and outages.
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a collaborative environment and provide guidance on Kubernetes best practices.

Requirements

At least 5 years' experience in Kubernetes Orchestrator service management including below:

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments, including designing, deploying, and managing large scale clusters.
• Deep understanding of containerization technologies like Docker, Podman and container orchestration principles.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.
• Familiarity with major providers Rancher, Openshift, Docker.
• Familiarity with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their Kubernetes offerings (EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Familiarity with major virtualization providers (VMware, Microsoft).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack.
• Experience with service meshes like Istio or Linkerd.
• Experience with HELM and CI/CD (ArgoCD/ GitOps )
• Experience with Storage (Software Defined / Backend), S3 solutions, MinIO, Nooba etc.
• Proficient in scripting languages like Bash or Python for automation tasks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good understanding different agile delivery methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-moving environment, and to work in cross functional teams.
• NATO Secret security clearance