Senior Kubernetes Engineer (Terraform SME)

Job Title: Senior Kubernetes Engineer (Terraform SME)

Location: Fully Remote (USA)

Employment Type: Contract

Engagement Details:

• Industry: Healthcare / Enterprise Platforms

• Interview Process: 2 Rounds

• Start: ASAP

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Kubernetes Engineer and Terraform Subject Matter Expert to lead a critical cloud-native transformation initiative. This role is focused on engineering excellence, not DevOps operations. You will own the refactoring and simplification of complex infrastructure wrappers used for Kubernetes cluster creation across AWS and Azure, laying the architectural foundation for long-term platform scalability and automation.

Key Responsibilities

Kubernetes & Terraform Engineering

• Lead migration of enterprise applications to Kubernetes across AWS and Azure environments
• Refactor and simplify complex Terraform-based wrappers built on cloud-native Kubernetes libraries
• Separate infrastructure, security, and IAM logic into clean, modular, and maintainable components
• Design and improve Kubernetes cluster architecture, Helm charts, and manifests

Infrastructure Modernization

• Redesign existing Terraform codebases to improve readability, modularity, automation, and risk reduction
• Implement infrastructure-as-code best practices with a strong focus on scalability and governance
• Ensure production-ready Kubernetes environments supporting healthcare and enterprise workloads

CI/CD & Automation

• Build and maintain CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions (exclusive CI/CD tool)
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, validation, and deployment processes

Security & Cloud Governance

• Apply strong IAM, security, and access control patterns across multi-cloud environments
• Ensure infrastructure design aligns with security and compliance expectations

Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer

• Work closely with a core team of four engineers and extended platform teams
• Collaborate directly with internal stakeholders for knowledge transfer and architectural alignment

Mandatory Skills & Qualifications

• Expert-level Terraform experience (“Terraform SME”)
• Deep, hands-on Kubernetes expertise (cluster design, Helm, manifests)
• Strong cloud experience with AWS (primary) and Azure
• Extensive experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation
• Ability to read, refactor, and modernize complex existing codebases
• Strong understanding of IAM, security, and access controls in multi-cloud environments
• Production experience supporting healthcare or large-scale enterprise systems

Team & Delivery Model

• Core engineering team of 4, with support from platform teams
• Highly collaborative, hands-on engineering environment
• Strong emphasis on clean architecture and long-term maintainability

Why This Role Matters

This role lays the technical foundation for future platform innovation. Once the new Kubernetes and Terraform architecture is in place, the organization will integrate Portal IO and internal tooling to introduce a UI-driven layer for ongoing enhancements. Your work will directly enable this future roadmap and reduce long-term platform risk.

Why Join Us

• Fully remote, high-impact engineering role
• Opportunity to influence Kubernetes and Terraform architecture at scale
• Clear mandate to simplify, modernize, and standardize infrastructure
• Competitive hourly rate with immediate visibility and ownership

About NetworkPedia

NetworkPedia is a certified women-owned technology and talent solutions company, providing IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed services, and specialized recruitment across North Americas and beyond. Our mission is to empower organizations with secure, scalable, and innovative technology while building inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

As a trusted partner, we deliver expertise across networking, cloud, IT service management, and security operations, along with staffing solutions for niche technology roles. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all our hiring practices and ensure that our opportunities are open to all qualified applicants, without discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

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