AWS Cloud Engineer-Kubernetes/EKS Specialist

Robotics Prcocess Automation, LLC; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotics Process Automation, LLC is looking for a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in Kubernetes and Amazon EKS, along with extensive experience in automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security best practices.

This role requires strong collaboration with development and operations teams to create cloud-native applications, ensuring robust and compliant infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of hands-on experience with AWS services.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and operations.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with containerization tools and orchestration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable Kubernetes clusters on AWS.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot EKS clusters using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Apply security best practices for Kubernetes workloads.

Skills

AWS services

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevOps

Monitoring tools

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go)

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

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. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with container orchestration, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security best practices.

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.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
• Familiarity with Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC 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. ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws related to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC 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.