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EDB Hybrid Manager Engineer – PostgreSQL & Kubernetes | Contract | Remote
Posted 1 week ago by Anagha Techno Soft
EDB Hybrid Manager Engineer – PostgreSQL & KubernetesJob Type: ContractLocation: RemoteResources who are eligible fo...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Principle Google Cloud Platform Engineer/Architect - 14+yrs exp including 8+yrs...
Posted 1 week ago by Vinsari LLC
Principle Google Cloud Platform Engineer/Architect - 14+yrs exp including 8+yrs in Google Cloud Platform Engineering. Wi...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Platform Engineer, AWS, Kubernetes
Posted 1 week ago by Sanderson Recruitment
Key ResponsibilitiesLead and mentor a team of Platform Engineers.Own platform operations, production readiness, DR testi...
- Rate £525 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Platform Engineer, AWS, Kubernetes
Posted 1 week ago by Sanderson Recruitment
Key ResponsibilitiesLead and mentor a team of Platform Engineers.Own platform operations, production readiness, DR testi...
- Rate £525 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Scrum Master / Delivery Leader – AI, Kubernetes & Internal Developer Platform (I...
Posted 1 week ago by Cyber Sphere LLC
Scrum Master / Delivery Leader – AI, Kubernetes & Internal Developer Platform (IDP)RemoteLong TermContractLead Agile...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Scrum Master / Delivery Leader – AI, Kubernetes & Internal Developer Platform (I...
Posted 1 week ago by Cyber Sphere LLC
Position SummaryThe Scrum Master / Delivery Leader will lead day-to-day Agile delivery for Agentic AI, Kubernetes, and I...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Scrum Master / Delivery Leader with AI, Kubernetes & Internal Developer Platform...
Posted 1 week ago by Robustware
Position SummaryThe Scrum Master / Delivery Leader will lead day-to-day Agile delivery for Agentic AI, Kubernetes, and I...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Open shift with Redhat, Kubernetes and Terraform - 100% Remote
Posted 2 weeks ago by Innovative IT Solutions Inc
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.Four or more...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Senior DevOps Engineer: AWS, Kubernetes & Platform Reliability
Posted 2 weeks ago by Nimara Ventures Pvt Ltd
About the RoleNimara Ventures places senior AI, DevOps and product engineers with US companies. We’re looking for a hand...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Senior DevOps / DevSecOps engineer - Remote - 9 months CTH with client (Must hav...
Posted 2 weeks ago by Accion Labs
Must haveStrong hands-on DevOps engineering, Deep understanding of DevSecOps & Security Automation, Azure DevOps, Te...
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- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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About Our Kubernetes Contract Roles
What does a kubernetes contractor do?
The Kubernetes contractor role centres on the ability to design, implement, manage, and optimise container orchestration infrastructure using Kubernetes, which has become the dominant platform for deploying and managing containerised applications at scale in production environments. Kubernetes expertise sits at the heart of modern platform engineering and DevOps practice, and most Kubernetes contracting roles arise within broader cloud or platform engineering engagements rather than as standalone Kubernetes-only contracts. Contractors are brought in to build Kubernetes clusters from scratch, to migrate applications from virtual machine or bare-metal environments to Kubernetes, to implement GitOps-based deployment pipelines, to optimise existing Kubernetes environments for performance and cost, or to provide specialist Kubernetes expertise within a platform team that is building a production-grade container platform.
Clients expect Kubernetes contractors to bring are deep and operationally focused. Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, including pods, deployments, services, ingress, persistent volumes, and namespaces, is the foundation. Experience with Kubernetes in managed cloud environments, particularly AWS EKS, Azure AKS, and GCP GKE, is widely expected, as most production Kubernetes deployments run on managed services rather than self-managed clusters. Helm for Kubernetes package management and application deployment is broadly assumed. Proficiency in GitOps tooling, including ArgoCD or Flux, for managing cluster state through version-controlled manifests is increasingly expected at senior level. Knowledge of cluster security practices including pod security standards, network policies, RBAC, and secrets management using Vault or cloud-native secrets stores is widely valued. Infrastructure-as-code skills using Terraform for provisioning Kubernetes infrastructure and supporting resources round out the expected senior Kubernetes contractor profile.
What is the market like for kubernetes contractors?
Contract Kubernetes work sits within a particularly active and well-paying specialisms within the broader DevOps and platform engineering contractor market. Demand is driven by the rapid adoption of containerised microservices architectures across UK enterprises and the growing sophistication of Kubernetes deployments as organisations move from basic container deployment to production-grade platform engineering. The complexity of operating Kubernetes at scale, including the need for robust security, observability, and cost management practices, means that demand for experienced Kubernetes specialists consistently outstrips supply. Rates for senior Kubernetes engineers with strong cloud platform and GitOps experience are at the top end of the infrastructure contracting market.
How much do kubernetes contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for kubernetes roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many kubernetes vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 kubernetes contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to October 2026.