Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Hartford, CT, US • Posted 13 days ago • Updated 15 hours ago
Contract W2
No Travel Required
On-site
$63 - $68/hr
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Skills

  • Continuous Integration
  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • Engineering Support
  • GitLab
  • Grafana
  • High Availability
  • IT Management
  • Jenkins
  • Kubernetes
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Microservices
  • Scalability
  • Agile
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Cloud Computing
  • Communication
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Terraform

Summary

Job Title: Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer Job ID: 26-00746 Location: Hartford, CT (Hybrid) Duration: 12 months on W2 contract

Overview:

Seeking a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and operation of enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms on AWS. This role provides technical leadership, drives cloud-native architecture, and supports scalable, secure containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Architect, build, and maintain Kubernetes platforms on AWS (EKS)
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
  • Lead platform engineering initiatives and mentor junior engineers
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments
  • Ensure security, scalability, and high availability of containerized systems

Required Qualifications:
  • 3+ years production Kubernetes experience
  • 3+ years AWS cloud engineering experience
  • Strong Terraform (IaC) expertise
  • Experience with Docker, Helm, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
  • Proven experience designing and operating containerized systems at scale
  • Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience

Preferred:
  • Experience with service mesh, CNCF tools, microservices, and Agile/DevOps environments
  • Strong leadership and communication skills.
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  • Position Id: 26-00746
  • Posted 13 days ago
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