Overview
On Site
Hybrid
$$70-$75/hr
Contract - W2
Contract - years +
Skills
Kubernetes
Jenkins
AWS
CI/CD
EKS
Job Details
Senior Kubernetes Engineer Hybrid 66359
Location: Hybrid (On-site Tues Thurs) - 1680 Capital One Dr, McLean, VA 22102
Openings: 5 (1 Lead, 4 Engineers)
Contract Duration: 2+ Years
Pay Rate: $70 $75/hr
Overview: Our client is seeking experienced Senior Kubernetes Engineers to support and scale its Amazon EKS infrastructure. This team will provide operational capacity to manage EKS clusters, onboard new workloads, and accelerate the managed infrastructure strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate and manage Amazon EKS clusters in a federated model.
- Support onboarding requests and service backlog.
- Develop automation and tooling using Go.
- Integrate CI/CD workflows (Jenkins) with Kubernetes deployments.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to ensure scalable and secure cluster operations.
Required Skills:
- Amazon EKS: Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, control plane behavior, pod lifecycle, networking, node groups, and autoscaling.
- CI/CD: Experience with Jenkins and Kubernetes deployment pipelines.
- Programming: Proficiency in Go for building internal tools and automation.
- Coding: Experience building internal tools that interface with Kubernetes APIs or support automation/observability
- AWS: Strong familiarity with IAM, EC2, S3, networking, and other core services.
Preferred Experience:
- GitOps tooling (ArgoCD, Tekton, Flux)
- Terraform for infrastructure as code
- AWS services: EKS, EC2, S3, Route53, Secrets Manager, ACM
For immediate consideration, please contact:
Nandini Chowdappa
Technical Recruiter
PRIMUS Global Services, Inc
Direct:
Desk: x224
Email:
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