Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Codetech • Hartford, CT

18h

About The Position

A contractor role supporting the team in building, evolving, and operating a Kubernetes platform. The work focuses on automated provisioning, Kubernetes infrastructure package releases, and support for production-grade environments. The role calls for strong experience with Terraform, GitOps practices, Argo CD, and Helm-based infrastructure package lifecycle management and versioned releases, along with hands-on management of production workloads across GKE, AKS, RKE, and EKS. Experience building Kubernetes clusters at scale—50 or more than 100 clusters, or clusters with 50 or 100 nodes—is preferred.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Terraform.
• Strong experience with GitOps practices and Argo CD.
• Strong experience with Helm-based infrastructure package lifecycle management and versioned releases.
• Hands-on experience managing production workloads across GKE, AKS, RKE, and EKS.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building Kubernetes clusters at scale, including 50 or more than 100 clusters, or clusters with 50 or 100 nodes.
• Experience with cloud platforms including Google Cloud, Azure, and Amazon.
• Familiarity with CNCF Kubernetes ecosystem software, including Istio service mesh, Argo CD, OPA for Kubernetes security, and Prometheus and Grafana for observability.
• Experience with Kubernetes Helm charts.

Responsibilities

• Automate provisioning for the Kubernetes platform.
• Build and evolve the Kubernetes platform.
• Manage Kubernetes infrastructure package releases and lifecycle management, including versioned releases.
• Support production-grade environments and production workloads.

What This Job Offers

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