DevOps & Platform Engineering
Kubernetes Engineer Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next Kubernetes Engineer opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects Kubernetes Engineers with organisations designing, building and operating scalable container platforms across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, Argo CD, AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current Kubernetes Engineer Jobs
Explore current Kubernetes Engineer opportunities available through HOK Consulting.
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What Does a Kubernetes Engineer Do?
Kubernetes Engineers design, deploy and maintain container orchestration platforms that allow organisations to run applications reliably across cloud and infrastructure environments.
The role commonly involves Kubernetes cluster management, containerisation, infrastructure as code, automated deployment and observability, with a strong focus on scalability, resilience and operational consistency.
Kubernetes Engineers often work alongside Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers and Cloud Engineers to create secure and dependable platforms for application teams.
Kubernetes Engineer Skills & Experience
The exact technical requirements vary between organisations, but Kubernetes Engineer roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Terraform
- Helm
- Argo CD
- Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Ansible
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI/CD
- Azure DevOps
- Jenkins
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- Monitoring and Observability
- Container Platforms
Kubernetes Engineers may specialise in a particular cloud provider or managed Kubernetes service, while others support clusters across multi-cloud, hybrid and private environments.
Strong troubleshooting, automation and systems engineering skills are particularly important when managing container platforms that need to remain secure, resilient and available at scale.
Typical Kubernetes Engineer Responsibilities
- Designing, deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters
- Managing containerised workloads and Docker environments
- Automating Kubernetes infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure as code
- Managing application deployments using Helm and GitOps tooling such as Argo CD
- Supporting Kubernetes across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud environments
- Building and maintaining CI/CD integration for containerised applications
- Implementing monitoring, logging and observability
- Improving cluster reliability, scalability and performance
- Supporting secure Kubernetes configuration and access controls
- Investigating cluster, networking and deployment issues
- Developing reusable platform components and automation
- Working with DevOps, platform, cloud and software engineering teams
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, cloud environment and whether the role focuses on cluster engineering, internal platforms, application delivery or wider Kubernetes adoption.
Kubernetes Engineer Salary Expectations
Kubernetes Engineer salaries vary according to experience, location, cloud platform, automation expertise, sector and the scale and complexity of the environments being supported.
Permanent Kubernetes Engineer
Around £100,000 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract Kubernetes Engineer
Around £558 per day
UK median contract rate
Senior Kubernetes Engineers and professionals with specialist cloud architecture, platform engineering, security or large-scale production experience may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary significantly between individual roles. The current exact-title permanent salary sample is relatively small, so the median should be treated as a market benchmark rather than a typical salary for every Kubernetes role.
Kubernetes Engineer Career Progression
Kubernetes Engineering can lead into senior platform engineering, architecture, site reliability and wider DevOps leadership positions.
Typical Kubernetes Engineer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Kubernetes Engineers may also progress into roles such as:
- Platform Engineer
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Senior DevOps Engineer
- DevSecOps Engineer
- Cloud Automation Engineer
- DevOps Lead
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your container platform expertise, move into architecture or reliability engineering, or take responsibility for wider DevOps and platform teams.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next Kubernetes Engineer Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the Kubernetes platforms you’ve built or supported, the cloud and automation technologies you work with and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
DevOps & Platform Engineering Recruitment
Kubernetes Engineering forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider DevOps & Platform Engineering recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across automation, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, site reliability, continuous delivery and technical leadership.
Hiring?
Recruiting Kubernetes Engineers?
HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced Kubernetes Engineers across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re building a new container platform, scaling Kubernetes, modernising cloud infrastructure or improving the reliability and automation of existing environments, speak to HOK about your requirements.