Kubernetes Administrator

- Contract: 1 year
- Location: Calgary, Alberta

Raise is currently hiring a Kubernetes Administrator on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our client is responsible for the protected and reliable operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.

Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

Description

The Kubernetes & Unix Administrator is responsible for the administration, maintenance, security, and operational support of the organization's Kubernetes container platforms and enterpriseUnix/Linux infrastructure. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, availability, performance, and security of mission-critical systems supporting government operations and business services. The incumbent will provide expert technical support for container orchestration, operating systems, automation, infrastructure services, cybersecurity initiatives, and platform modernization efforts. The role requires close collaboration with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, architecture, and operational teams to deliver secure and resilient technology services that meet organizational and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

- Kubernetes Platform Administration
- Administer, maintain, and support enterprise Kubernetes environments across development, testing, disaster recovery, and production environments.
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and supporting platform components.




- Manage cluster lifecycle activities including capacity planning, node management, scaling, and performance optimization.
- Configure and maintain Kubernetes networking, ingress controllers, service discovery, load balancing, and storage integration.
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Helm, Operators, and GitOps methodologies.
- Monitor cluster health, availability, resource utilization, and workload performance.
- Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery activities for Kubernetes environments.
- Troubleshoot complex issues related to clusters, containers, networking, storage, and application deployments.
- Implement best practices for high availability, resiliency, and operational excellence.
- Unix/Linux Systems Administration
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise Linux and Unix operating systems supporting critical business applications and infrastructure services.
- Manage operating system lifecycle activities including provisioning, hardening, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning.
- Administer physical, virtual, cloud-based, and container-hosting Linux infrastructure.
- Ensure system availability, reliability, performance, and security through proactive maintenance and monitoring.
- Manage file systems, logical volume management (LVM),



storage allocation, and operating system services.
- Configure and maintain DNS, NTP, SSH, LDAP, Active Directory integration, and authentication services.
- Perform performance tuning and optimization of servers, operating systems, storage subsystems, and network services.
- Support high availability architectures and disaster recovery solutions.
- Maintain operating system standards, build documentation, and configuration baselines
- Security & Compliance
- Implement and maintain security controls for Kubernetes, Linux, and Unix environments.
- Apply operating system and platform patches in accordance with organizational security requirements.
- Perform vulnerability remediation and maintain compliance with established service level objectives.
- Configure and manage role-based access controls (RBAC), certificates, secrets management, and privileged access solutions.
- Support cybersecurity audits, security assessments, and compliance reviews.
- Implement security hardening standards and secure configuration baselines.
- Configure and maintain SELinux, audit logging, firewall services, and host security controls.
- Participate in incident response investigations and forensic activities as required.
- Ensure systems comply with organizational policies, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
- Automation & Platform Engineering
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using Bash, Python, PowerShell, or comparable scripting languages.
- Automate system administration tasks, operational processes, server provisioning, and platform management activities.
- Implement and maintain Infr

📌 Kubernetes Administrator (Calgary)
🏢 Ian Martin Group
📍 Calgary