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Hiring For "Senior Devops/Kubernetes Engineer" Bellevue, WA (hybrid)

Empower ProfessionalsBellevue, WA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 22 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to deepen your expertise in Kubernetes and AWS, contributing to critical cloud infrastructure projects. If you have extensive experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud environments, you'll thrive in this position and can leverage your skills in a dynamic setting. Apply today to explore this exciting career advancement!

Quick Overview

Salary
€50/hr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Hi,

Role: Senior Kubernetes Engineer

Location: Bellevue, WA (hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Month

Must have Skills:

Skill 1 7Yrs of Exp AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform

Skill 2 7Yrs of Exp Splunk

Skill 3 5Yrs of Exp in IT Cloud

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of infrastructure/platform engineering with 5+ years of Kubernetes production experience.
  • Expert-level Kubernetes skills: cluster provisioning, RBAC, network policies, storage, and upgrades.
  • Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes on AWS (EKS or equivalent on GovCloud).
  • Hands-on experience with Helm, kubectl, Kustomize, and GitOps tooling.
  • Proficiency with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD for Kubernetes provisioning pipelines.
  • FIPS 140-2 and encryption-hardening experience in Kubernetes environments.
  • Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and Fluent Bit for cluster observability.
  • U.S. Citizenship required GovCloud access requires US-persons confirmation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect with EKS-focused experience.
  • Experience with Splunk/Cribl integration from Kubernetes workloads.
  • Familiarity with FedRAMP or DoD IL2 container security standards.
  • Experience with supply-chain security: image signing (Cosign/Sigstore), SBOM, admission controllers (OPA/Gatekeeper).

In compliance with the salary transparency law, the expected pay range for this role is $40-50/hr. Actual compensation depends on experience and interview evaluation.

Best Regards,

Kripali Sahu

Technical Recruiter | Empower Professionals

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Skills

AWS
Encryption
Splunk
GitLab CI
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform

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