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USU RESEARCH FOUNDATION Information Systems Administrator - Kubernetes/AKS in NORTH LOGAN, Utah
Job ID: 5425B
Date Posted: April 8, 2026
Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking an Information Systems Administrator with strong hands-on experience supporting Kubernetes environments, with a primary focus on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This role is centered on administering, securing, scaling, and optimizing Kubernetes platforms that support production and development workloads in Microsoft Azure.
The ideal candidate will bring experience in Kubernetes operations, Linux administration, containerized environments, automation, and cloud infrastructure. This position will play a key role in maintaining reliable, secure, and high-performing AKS environments, supporting application teams running containerized workloads, and improving the overall maturity of SDL's Kubernetes platform capabilities.
This is an on-site, non-remote position located in North Logan, UT.
Key Responsibilities
Designs, deploys, administers, and maintains Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters for development and production environments
Manages Kubernetes cluster operations, including health monitoring, scaling, upgrading, patching, performance tuning, and lifecycle support
Supports development teams in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized applications running in AKS and Kubernetes environments
Configures and supports Kubernetes platform services such as ingress, networking, storage, observability, logging, secrets management, and role-based access control
Integrates AKS with Azure services and enterprise tooling to support monitoring, CI/CD, governance, and security requirements
Administers, configures, and maintains enterprise Linux systems that support Kubernetes platform operations and related services
Performs Linux system hardening, patch management, user and permission administration, and configuration management in accordance with DoW and organizational security requirements
Automates provisioning, configuration, and platform management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or similar technologies
Implements and maintains infrastructure as code to improve scalability, standardization, repeatability, and recovery
Monitors and troubleshoots issues across Kubernetes clusters, Linux systems, container workloads, and supporting cloud infrastructure
Develops and maintains technical documentation, standard operating procedures, runbooks, and system records
Participates in change management, compliance efforts, system audits, and operational readiness activities
Works collaboratively with software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and engineering teams to improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
Performs system maintenance while minimizing downtime and customer impact and provides after-hours maintenance or on-call support as needed
Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree in a related technical field such as IT, computer science, information systems, or systems engineering, or 10+ years of revelant experience in lieu of a degree
2+ years of hands-on experience supporting Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in production environments
Demonstrated experience administering Linux systems such as RHEL or Ubuntu in enterprise or mission-critical environments
Working knowledge of Kubernetes administration, including cluster operations, workloads, RBAC, networking, storage, and troubleshooting
Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Podman, or similar tools
Strong Linux security skills, including system hardening, patch management, and configuration management
Experience with identity and access management in Kubernetes and/or Azure environments
Prof iciency in one or more scripting languages... For full info follow application link.
EOE including Disability and Vet