AWS Cloud Engineer-Kubernetes/EKS Specialist

Location: Hartford, CT Duration: 15Months + Extension Hourly Rate: Depending on Experience (DOE) Work Authorization: Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes (K8s) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud-native infrastructure. Key Responsibilities Design & Architecture Architect and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Kubernetes clusters on AWS using EKS. Collaborate with development and operations teams to design cloud-native applications and microservices. Deployment & Automation Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline. Operations & Monitoring Monitor and troubleshoot EKS clusters and workloads using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK stack. Implement logging, alerting, and observability best practices. Security & Compliance Apply security best practices for Kubernetes workloads, including IAM roles, RBAC, network policies, and secrets management. Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOC2, ISO). Required Skills & Qualifications Cloud Expertise 8-10 years of hands‑on experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.). Strong understanding of cloud networking, security groups, and load balancing. Kubernetes & EKS Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, components, and operations. Experience deploying and managing EKS clusters in production environments. DevOps & Automation Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with containerization tools (Docker) and orchestration. Monitoring & Logging Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd, ELK, and AWS CloudWatch. Programming & Scripting (Mandatory) Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) for automation and tooling. Certifications AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD). Additional Experience Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux). Familiarity with Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators. Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract #J-18808-Ljbffr Cloud Hybrid Technologies, LLC