DevOps, Cloud & Security
Hire Kubernetes Engineers
Kubernetes engineers run containerised applications at scale: setting up clusters, deployments, scaling, networking and security.
The role
What Kubernetes engineers do
A Kubernetes engineer configures clusters on EKS, GKE or AKS, writes Helm charts or manifests, sets up autoscaling, ingress and secrets, and adds observability. They also debug failing pods and control cluster costs, which grow quickly when left unchecked.
Typical deliverables
- Managed Kubernetes clusters
- Helm charts or manifests
- Autoscaling and resource limits
- Ingress, TLS and network policies
- GitOps deployments with Argo CD or Flux
Tools you will see
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- EKS, GKE or AKS
- Argo CD or Flux
- Prometheus
- cert-manager
Choosing
How to choose Kubernetes engineers
What to look for
- Resource requests and limits set deliberately.
- Role-based access and network policies configured.
- Deployments managed through Git, not manual kubectl changes.
- Honest advice about whether you need Kubernetes at all.
Questions to ask
- 1Do we actually need Kubernetes for our workload?
- 2How would you manage deployments and rollbacks?
- 3How do you control cluster costs?
- 4How do you debug a pod that keeps restarting?
Planning
Before you post the job
Is it worth the complexity?
Kubernetes suits many services and teams. For a handful of apps, a simpler container platform may cost less to run.
What drives cost
Cluster count, number of services, security and compliance needs, and observability setup.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring Kubernetes engineers
Managed or self-hosted Kubernetes?
Managed services like EKS, GKE or AKS reduce operational work and suit most teams.
What is GitOps?
Managing cluster state from a Git repository, so changes are reviewed, versioned and easy to roll back.
Can they help with an existing cluster?
Yes. Start with an audit of security, costs and reliability.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for Kubernetes engineers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.