Senior EKS Engineer

About FullStack
FullStack is the most transparent IT talent network, connecting highly skilled individuals with top global companies and Silicon Valley startups for remote, on-demand projects. We focus on building a trusted, high-performance network where talent can thrive in a positive, respectful, and supportive environment. By prioritizing transparency, fair opportunities, and professional growth, we empower our engineers to deliver their best work while collaborating with innovative teams worldwide.

We're Most Proud Of

• Offering life-changing opportunities for talented software professionals across the Americas.
• Enhancing highly-skilled software development teams of hundreds of the world's greatest companies.
• Our 4.2-star rating on GlassDoor.
• Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

The Opportunity
Join our talent network and connect with U.S. clients for flexible, project-based development work as a Senior EKS Engineer.

• You will integrate directly into our client's team and work alongside their existing designers and engineers on a daily basis.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• 5+ years of professional experience working with Linux systems and tooling.
• Advanced English is required.
• Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
• Deep expertise with Kubernetes, specifically Amazon EKS.
• Strong experience managing containers using Docker.
• Hands-on AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Load Balancers, Route 53).
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code workflows.
• Strong background building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise with Git-based version control systems.
• Fluency in Python or Bash scripting.
• Solid understanding of networking protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, TLS, load balancing.
• Experience with observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK).
• Knowledge of cloud and container security best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and performing root cause analysis.
• Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Experience working on Agile / Scrum teams.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon.
• Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients, and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.
• Ability to consistently work 40 hours per week.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay.
• 100% remote work.
• The ability to work with leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
• Continuing education opportunities.
• Opportunity to grow and expand your career.

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