Kubernetes Engineer

Apex Systems · McLean, VA · 2 wk ago

Engineering$55–$60/hrContract

About the role

Akash is a hybrid Kubernetes Engineer working 3x a week in Mclean, VA. The contract runs through March 31st, 2027. The pay rate is $55-$60/hr.

Overall Experience

Must have 5-10 years of overall experience.

Must-Have Technical Experience

EKS: Kubernetes platform operations, with real-world experience running and managing EKS clusters.
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals, especially control plane behavior, pod lifecycle, and networking within EKS.
Understanding of control plane mechanics, workload scheduling, node group management, and cluster configuration.
CICD: Groovy scripting in Jenkins pipelines, especially for shared CI/CD logic.
Familiarity with how CI/CD workflows deploy to Kubernetes clusters, manage secrets, build images, and perform rollouts.
Coding: Go development for building automation and operational tooling.
Experience building internal tools that interface with Kubernetes APIs or support automation/observability.
AWS services: (e.g., EKS, EC2, S3, Route53, IAM, Secrets Manager, ACM ) to the extent they interact with EKS.
Emphasis on EKS-specific knowledge: how Kubernetes integrates with IAM (IRSA), VPC, ELB, and CloudWatch.

Pay

$55-$60/hr

Schedule

Hybrid, working 3x a week in Mclean, VA.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

Contact Information

To learn more about Everforth Apex's benefits, programs, support teams and resources, click here to access your Welcome Packet. For assistance with your application or any other questions, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228.