Kforce has a client that is seeking an IT Engineer V in Reston, VA. Responsibilities: Kubernetes Cluster Management: * Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters in production environments * Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of Kubernetes infrastructure * Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for cluster health and performance COTS Product Integration: * Integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software with Kubernetes clusters * Manage and troubleshoot issues arising from COTS product deployments within the Kubernetes ecosystem ML Workload Orchestration: * Deploy and manage interactive and batch-based machine learning container workflows * Integrate and optimize SageMaker container images for training and inference tasks * Monitor resource usage and optimize ML workloads for cost and performance efficiency Infrastructure as Code (IaC): * Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform * Write and maintain Terraform modules for Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines * Enforce best practices for IaC, including version control, modularity, and code reviews CI/CD Pipelines and Version Control: * Create and manage CI/CD pipelines for deploying applications and Kubernetes manifests using GitLab * Ensure automation and testing in the software delivery process * Maintain version control practices for all infrastructure and application code