Hybrid Kubernetes Engineer

Post Date

Mar 10, 2026

Location

Hartford,
Connecticut

ZIP/Postal Code

06105
US
May 13, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

HTD-bc8ba961-91de-49b6-83eb-5da2a97f93c1

Pay Rate

$46 - $57 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

A healthcare client is looking for a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to sit in a hub location (Hartford, CT, Bluebell, PA, Chicago, Dallas, TX, Scottsdale, AZ) on a hybrid schedule. This person is going to be reporting into the container management organization which is a shared service across the enterprise. They work to put together Kubernetes cluster templates that the entire organization uses for cloud deployments. This person is going to be focused on automated provisioning, building, and evolving the Kubernetes platform and infrastructure package release while continuing to support production-grade environments.

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Required Skills & Experience

5-7 years of experience managing 200+ Kubernetes clusters at any one time
5 years of experience with Istio Service Mesh for traffic management
Extensive understanding of Kubernetes security
Experience with GitOps for standardized infrastructure and application deployments
Experience with Helm charts for easy deployment, management and updates for applications on Kubernetes
Experience with Promethius as an open source monitoring and alerting system used to collect, store, and analyze metrics from applications and infrastructure

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Grafana for visualization and analytics

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.