Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes Principal Consultant with Security Clearance

• cluster observability, automated governance, and resource optimization.

This is a high-autonomy role that requires the ability to deliver requirements and project scope with limited oversight.

Background checks will be required.

• Architecture Validation and Strategy
• Design Authority: Review and finalize ACM architecture, ensuring it supports diverse deployment topologies and critical Disaster Recovery (DR) requirements (Active/Passive configurations)
• Infrastructure Synergy: Optimize the co-location of infrastructure management and ArgoCD to ensure a seamless “single pane of glass” for the platform
• Performance Engineering: Define storage and performance specs required to support high-throughput multi-cluster observability and alerting frameworks
• Observability and Performance Management Data-Driven Insights
• Lead stakeholder sessions to define and build custom Grafana dashboards that provide actionable data on capacity, network traffic, and workload scaling
• Alerting Framework: Design and implement a performant alerting framework that filters noise and provides SRE teams with discrete, actionable notifications
• Right-Sizing Initiatives: Utilize Multi-cluster Observability (MCO) and auto-scalers (HPA/VPA) to identify over-requested resources and automate application density optimization
• GitOps and Governance Automation
• Configuration Drift Mitigation: Transition Day-2 operations to ArgoCD, ensuring all cluster configurations (RBAC, network policies, operator installs) are managed as code and automatically reverted if manual drift occurs
• Policy-as-Code: Establish a GitOps-based governance process.

• Automation Integration: Integrate ACM Policies and Day-2 configurations into existing Ansible automation pipelines for full lifecycle orchestration Requirements
• US Citizenship
• Advanced Cluster Management (ACM): Deep expertise in implementing and configuring ACM Multi-cluster Observability (MCO), including managing Multi-cluster Hubs and Spoke clusters
• GitOps and Continuous Delivery: Proven experience using ArgoCD for Day-2 cluster configurations, operator installations, and automated drift mitigation
• Observability Stack: Expert-level capability in Grafana dashboard development and Prometheus/Alertmanager for creating actionable, noise-reduced alerting frameworks
• Infrastructure Automation: Strong proficiency in Ansible for automating platform deployments and managing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) workflows
• Policy and Governance: Experience defining and deploying ACM Policies and Policy Sets to enforce security, compliance, and configuration consistency across multiple clusters About Us For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent.

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