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George C.

London, United Kingdom

$150/hr
5.0
129 jobs

For founders and early-stage startups: I deliver complete, multi-tenant platforms with real users, real data, and real revenue potential. Architecture, cloud setup, databases, role-based access, AI/chat search, payments, admin portals - all production-ready from day one. No throwaway prototypes. Everything ships ready to scale. For scaling companies: Seven years of DevOps experience across Finance, Web3, and Data Analytics. Kubernetes platforms, cloud migrations, and build environments for growing engineering teams. What sets me apart is that I do both. Most MVP developers hand you something that breaks at scale. Most DevOps engineers won't touch product development. I bridge that gap by building MVPs on solid foundations so you're not rewriting everything six months later. What you get: - Zero upfront infrastructure costs - Pay-per-user scaling as you grow - Multi-tenant architecture with role-based access - Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) - AI/chat search integration - Direct debit Payment processing - Admin portals and dashboards - Full source code ownership - Self-hosting support and documentation Infrastructure & DevOps skills: Cloud: ControlPlanne, AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, on-premise Orchestration: Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker Swarm, OpenShift IaC: Pulumi, Terraform, CloudFormation CI/CD: Jenkins, Helm, GoCD, Github Actions, Tilt, Earthly Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MSSQL Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Bash, PowerShell Recent achievements: - Re-engineered SaaS architecture to Kubernetes microservices, cutting software spend by 40% - Built automated multi-cloud disaster recovery with Terraform - Delivered end-to-end MVP platforms for B2B marketplace taking them from £0 to £3M valuation in 3 months - Product Owner and Scrum Master for Agile mobile app development Certifications: - Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) - Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD) - AWS Certified Developer Associate - Agile Certified Practitioner - 1st Class Honours, Electronic Engineering & Cybernetics

  • Kubernetes
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Terraform
  • DevOps
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Jenkins
  • Docker
  • Continuous Integration
  • Amazon ECS for Kubernetes
  • Docker Compose
  • Amazon ECS
  • Grafana
  • Apache Spark
  • Cloud Security
  • Application Performance Monitoring Software
Serge Z.

Rishon LeTsiyyon, Israel

$45/hr
5.0
27 jobs

Hey, I'm Serge — a DevOps engineer and Linux sysadmin with 16 years of hands-on experience. Top Rated Plus on Upwork, $70K+ earned, 100% Job Success Score across 24 contracts. My day-to-day involves leading DevOps work for US and Israeli companies — finance, government, tech. Through my employer, the rate is around $100–120/hr — that includes company overhead, account managers, and the usual agency markup. Here on Upwork you hire me directly. No middlemen, no account managers. That's why the rate is lower — not because the work is different. What I focus on most: **Kubernetes and container infrastructure** I've set up and migrated dozens of projects to Kubernetes — EKS, GKE, AKS, and on-prem. I handle the full stack: Helm-based deployments, Grafana + Loki for monitoring and logging, Terraform for infra as code. If your app is still running on Docker Compose and you're hitting limits, this is exactly what I do. **CI/CD pipelines** Setting up proper pipelines from scratch — GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Helm. Dev/stage/prod environments with proper Git flow so your developers aren't blocking each other. **Cloud infrastructure — AWS, GCP, Azure** Terraform for everything that can be described as code. Multi-environment setups, VPC, networking, RDS, S3, load balancers, security groups. Migrations between accounts, between clouds, and from on-prem to cloud. **AI infrastructure** More recently I've been setting up GPU-based AI infrastructure — Ollama, vLLM, LiteLLM proxy. If you're deploying local LLMs or building AI-powered apps and need the infra side sorted, that's something I can help with too. **A few practical things:** - Up to 8 hours/day — I work focused, not just "clocked in" - You work directly with me throughout the project - I write documentation so your team can actually use what I build If you have a project in mind and want to talk through the scope first, I'm happy to do a short call. Just send a message. Serge ---

  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • Linux
  • Bash
  • DevOps
  • GitLab
  • Continuous Integration
  • Infrastructure as Code
Jarnail S.

Hoshiarpur, India

$25/hr
4.8
100 jobs

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 & 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 | 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗮𝗖, | 𝗔𝗪𝗦, 𝗚𝗖𝗣, 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 | 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 | 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟭𝟮+ 𝘆𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽) I help companies design, automate, and scale reliable cloud platforms that ship software faster and operate efficiently. With 12+ years in DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering, I specialize in building secure, high-availability systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP, empowering teams to deliver with confidence and speed. Alongside traditional DevOps excellence, I architect modern AI-driven platforms powering LLM applications, vector DB systems, GPU workloads, and automated workflows. From Kubernetes-based AI clusters to n8n and Airflow automation pipelines, I ensure AI products move smoothly from prototype to scalable production. ✅ 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲: 👉 Reduced deployment times by up to 70% through automated CI/CD pipelines. 👉 Optimized cloud spend by 25–40% with better architecture and monitoring. 👉 Achieved 99.99% uptime with resilient Kubernetes clusters and HA systems. ⚙️ 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 👉 Linux Server Administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL) 👉 Networking & Security (VPC, VPNs, DNS, SSL, Firewalls, Load Balancers) 👉 System Hardening & Access Control (IAM, RBAC, MFA) 👉 Database & Caching Systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached) 👉 Scripting & Automation (Bash, Python) 👉 Virtualization & Compute (VMware, EC2, Compute Engine, Azure VMs) 🛠️ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗢𝗽𝘀 | 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 👉 Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Alibaba Cloud 👉 Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift 👉 Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Puppet 👉 CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines 👉 Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, New Relic 👉 Secret Management & Compliance: HashiCorp Vault, SOC2 / ISO27001 best practices 👉 Cost Optimization & FinOps Practices 🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 👉 AI & MLOps Platforms: SageMaker, Vertex AI, Hugging Face, Kubeflow, MLflow 👉 Vector Databases: Pinecone, Qdrant, Redis-Search / Redis-Stack 👉 LLM & GPU Workloads: Distributed model hosting, autoscaling, inference optimization 👉 AI-Ready Kubernetes: GPU nodes, inference services, model rollout workflows 👉 Workflow Automation: n8n, Airflow, event-driven pipelines 👉 Serverless AI & Edge Deployments: Lambda, Cloud Run, Vercel Edge Functions 👉 API & Model Integration: LangChain, OpenAI stack, secure model gateways 🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 I build secure, scalable, and automated cloud and AI-ready infrastructure that helps teams ship faster, reduce costs, and operate with confidence. My focus is DevSecOps-driven platforms, efficient CI/CD delivery, and reliable Kubernetes environments built for real-world scale. I also deploy modern AI infrastructure, including GPU-based model serving, vector databases, and automation workflows with n8n and Airflow, taking AI products from prototype to production smoothly. The result: systems that are resilient, cost-efficient, disaster-ready, and built to grow with your business. 📌 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲? If you need a hands-on DevOps partner who can design, automate, and optimize your infrastructure while ensuring speed, security, and scalability - I can help. I don’t just build systems; I make sure they deliver business value through efficiency, resilience, and reduced costs. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗥𝗢𝗜 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 👉 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 #DevOps #DevSecOps #SRE #CloudArchitect #AWS #Azure #GCP #Kubernetes #Docker #Terraform #Ansible #GitOps #CICD #Jenkins #GitHubActions #GitLabCI #ArgoCD #Helm #InfrastructureAsCode #PlatformEngineering #CloudSecurity #Monitoring #Prometheus #Grafana #ELK #Datadog #Serverless #Automation #n8n #Airflow #WorkflowAutomation #MLOps #AIInfrastructure #LLMDeployment #GPUCloud #SageMaker #VertexAI #HuggingFace #LangChain #VectorDB #Pinecone #Qdrant #Redis

  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Azure DevOps
  • Containerization
  • GitHub
  • Terraform
  • Prometheus
  • Amazon ECS for Kubernetes
  • Cloud Migration
  • Server Administration
  • Cloud Computing
  • Automation
Fendri F.

Sfax, Tunisia

$59/hr
5.0
65 jobs

🏆 𝕋𝕠𝕡 1% - 𝕋𝕠𝕡 ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 ℙ𝕝𝕦𝕤 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻 60+ ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 ⏱️ 6000+ 𝕋𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕝 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤 🎭 100% 𝕁𝕊𝕊) Hi 👋, I specialize in designing and deploying 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚 cloud-native solutions💡. With more than 𝟖 years of experience as 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙊𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧. T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲m̲y̲ ̲P̲r̲o̲f̲e̲s̲s̲i̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ ̲C̲e̲r̲t̲i̲f̲i̲c̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲ ̲:̲ 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 Administrator CKA 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 Security specialist CKS 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 Application Developer CKAD 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 Associate (KCNA) 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 Associate (KCSA) 🥇 𝑨𝑾𝑺 Solution Architect 🥇 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒓𝒆 DevOps Expert🥇 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 Associate🥇 𝑨𝒓𝒈𝒐 𝑪𝑫, GitOps At Scale 🥇 Certified 𝑰𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐 and 𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒚 Service Mesh With my expertise in cloud-native design, I can help you build scalable, high-performance applications using microservices, deployed seamlessly in containers on private, public, or hybrid cloud platforms. This will be realized using this 🆃🅾🅾🅻🆂 🛠️ following the 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 🔥 : 👨‍💻 𝟏. 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞 - Programming Languages: 𝙂𝙤, 𝙋𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣, 𝙉𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙟𝙨, 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙝 - Containerization Tools: 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙠𝙤, 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙣 - Container Image Registry: 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙧, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙪𝙗 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙗 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙗 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 - A̲P̲I̲ ̲D̲r̲i̲v̲e̲n̲: 𝘼𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙭, 𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙠, 𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧, 𝙏𝙮𝙠 - M̲o̲d̲e̲r̲n̲ ̲D̲a̲t̲a̲b̲a̲s̲e̲s̲: 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖, 𝙀𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙙𝙗, 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙨, 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙎𝙌𝙇, 𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙨 - E̲v̲e̲n̲t̲-̲D̲r̲i̲v̲e̲n̲ ̲D̲e̲s̲i̲g̲n̲:̲ 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙎, 𝙍𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙈𝙌, 𝙆𝙖𝙛𝙠𝙖, 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙈𝙌, 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙙 🏗️ 𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞/𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 - 𝐂𝐈/𝐂𝐃 - CI/CD Tools: 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙗 𝘾𝙄, 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙗 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙨, 𝘿𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙄, 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙄, 𝙏𝙚𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙣. - Security Scanning Tools: 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙮, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧, 𝙎𝙣𝙮𝙠 - Secret Management: 𝙎𝙤𝙥𝙨, 𝙑𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩, 𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙑𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 - D̲e̲c̲l̲a̲r̲a̲t̲i̲v̲e̲ ̲A̲P̲I̲ ̲(̲I̲a̲a̲C̲)̲: 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢, 𝙋𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙞, 𝘼𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩, 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙛, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙖 - Service Discovery & Service Mesh: 𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤, 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙮, 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡, 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙙, 𝙕𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧, 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙮 - SSL: 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙤𝙩, 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙀𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩 - Applications Platforms: 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢, 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩, 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 - Internal Developer Platforms: 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙆𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙭, 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩 - Kubernetes Package Managers: 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙢 , 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚, 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣 ⚙️ 𝟑. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 - Worker Nodes Scaling: 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 - Pods Replication Scaling: 𝙠𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙙 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 (𝙃𝙋𝘼), 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙙 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 (𝙑𝙋𝘼) - G̲i̲t̲O̲p̲s̲: 𝙁𝙡𝙪𝙭𝘾𝘿, 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙤𝘾𝘿, 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙩, Argo Rollout , Canary, Blue/Green 🔭 𝟒. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Monitoring: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙖 - Tracing: 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤, 𝙚𝘽𝙋𝙁, 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮,𝙅𝙖𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙕𝙞𝙥𝙠𝙞𝙣 - APM: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘, 𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙜 - Continuous Profiling & Analysis: 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙖, 𝙏𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣, 𝙋𝙮𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚 - Logging: 𝙇𝙤𝙠𝙞, 𝙀𝙇𝙆, 𝙁𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙩𝘽𝙞𝙩 - Observability Platforms: 𝙋𝙞𝙭𝙞𝙚, 𝙐𝙥𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙋𝙞𝙣𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩, 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩 - Security Policies: 𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙤, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙧 🔐 𝟓. 𝟒𝐂'𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Container Security | Cluster Security | Cloud Security | Container Image Security ☁️ 𝟔. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 - Private: 𝘼𝙒𝙎 𝙂𝙊𝙑 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 , 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙊𝙑 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 - Public: 𝘼𝙒𝙎 , 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙂𝘾𝙋, 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣, 𝙑𝙈𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙙𝙚, Scaleway, Hertzner, OVH Cloud 🔁 𝟕. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Chaos Engineering: 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙨, 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙝 , 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚 - MLOps Tools: 𝙈𝙇𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙍𝙖𝙮, 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬 💡 What Clients Say: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Firas has become a reliable resource for our company whenever we face any issues with our devops needs from cloud architecture, or cloud native app" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Firas went above and beyond in delivering the work! His dedication and skillset are commendable. Highly recommended!!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Firas was like a GINUIS that solved a long persisting issues"

  • Kubernetes
  • DevOps
  • DevOps Engineering
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Microsoft Azure
  • CI/CD
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  • Jenkins
  • Ansible
  • Linux
  • Prometheus
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Carlos Rafael S.

Brisbane, Australia

$76/hr
4.8
144 jobs

Get $100 AWS Credit + a complimentary, No-Strings-Attached AWS Cloud Assessment. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Rarely have I worked with someone as skilled and thorough as Carlos is. Setting up my team on git, configuring our AWS servers to be safe, scalable, and fast, working with my developers to optimize code, being a good person". James Rector, UPWORK 100+ 5-star projects, I'm one of highest-rated and highest-earning AWS freelancer on UPWORK. I have been helping SaaS businesses to build scalable, secure, highly available and high-performing environments on AWS following DevOps/Dev Ops best practices. Here is what I can help you with: ✅ Review of your AWS current architecture performance, security and costs ✅ Architecture of new AWS infrastructure and Data Pipelines ✅ Migrations to AWS, AWS Cost Reduction, Database Optimisations, DevOps Engineer ✅ Managed Services SLA Problems that I solve: ⚡️ Performance At Scale: I build and deploy industry-tested and proven infrastructure code that ensures your application runs and performs fast without compromising security. ⚡️ Cost Optimisation: My infrastructure architecture enables the efficient use of resources and can help you save up to 90% in your AWS costs ⚡️ Security & Compliance: I can help you Scale and innovate quicker while building a solid foundation that will help you maintain a secure, compliant environment. ⚡️ Training & DevOps. I can help you increase your team's technology adoption while automating your DevOps/ Dev Ops processes. Technologies that I adopt and I'm an expert at: ➡️. AWS services such as s EC2, ECS, EKS (Kubernetes), S3, RDS, Step Functions, Lambda, AWS Gateway API, DynamoDB, Beanstalk, Elasticache, SNS, SES, IAM, ControlTower, WAF, Shield, Cloudformation, Cloudfront, CloudWatch, VPC, Route 53, Certificate Manager and others. ➡️. Supporting services such as CDK, Terraform, Rancher, ISTIO, Prometheus, Grafana, Teleport, Papertrail, Graylog, New Relic, Dynatrace, DataDog, Kafka, NEO4J and Spot.io. ➡️. Strong CI/CD DevOps engineering using GitHub/BitBucket Pipelines, CircleCI, ARGOCD. Industries: - FinTech - Media - Ecomm - and more! Here are some of the case studies of the clients I have helped with: 1. MONETRACK - Deploying a client stack in minutes on AWS instead of weeks Industry: Finance Problem: An unreliable process that caused constant frustration and delays. Process: Each deployment would take days to weeks to be set up, requiring between 5-6 people. Results: They now deploy a client stack in minutes instead of weeks using AWS EKS and a customised CI/CD process. In addition, I have: · Improved deployment time from weeks to minutes. · 80% reduction in costs per deployment. · Secure alignment with their client's compliance requirements. 2. Tourism Media - Great flexibility, deploying applications faster and secure on AWS Industry: Media Problem: With no CI/CD integration across all deploys, the job to integrate each stack was inconsistent and pruned to errors. Process: Deployment was not consistent across the board; they were also not resource-friendly Result: They can now push out a consistent deployment process across the company while being quickly adopted by their teams. In addition, I also have: · Improved deployment time by 60% · 70% costs reduction in EC2 instances · Greater scalability and reliability than their Legacy infrastructure. 3. Value-Ad - Scale 10X more on AWS with great stability and without the extra cost. Industry: Finance Problem: An infrastructure that could not scale securely and effectively was harming their client base. Solution: Deploy a new AWS EKS (Kubernetes) environment that is scalable, highly available, secure (PCI-DSS compliant) and cost optimised using AWS Well Architect Framework best practices. Result: They can now handle 10X more requests with excellent stability and without extra cost than their legacy infrastructure. In addition, I have added: · Greater scalability and reliability · Deployments are simplified and done in minutes instead of hours · 32% cheaper than its previous infrastructure Now a bit of myself: I'm a passionate professional with 25 years of experience in enabling business strategies through the practical application of technology architecture principles, practices, and tools. User-centric and solution-oriented, I have managed projects and teams across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Brazil, the UK, Ukraine, Singapore, Vietnam and India over the past 14 years. A problem-solver in a broad range of technology stacks covering Architecture, Development, Integration, Data, Infrastructure, and Support. Seamless configuration and migration include fast deployment of critical and complex workloads on the cloud with hands-on expertise in AWS Services. Send me a message. I would love to discuss your project.

  • Kubernetes
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Pavlo Z.

Novohuivyns'ke, Ukraine

$60/hr
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🚀 As a DevOps Engineer, I help companies design, operate, and scale cloud infrastructure that stays reliable under real production load. I work with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise teams to deliver stable, automated, and cost-efficient cloud platforms that support business growth across AWS, GCP, and Azure. ☁️ My focus is on building resilient systems where automation, observability, and predictable delivery are critical, helping teams deploy faster, reduce operational risk, and scale infrastructure with confidence. 💻 Over the years, I have worked with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise teams delivering complex aws devops and azure devops solutions on aws. My role typically sits at the intersection of engineering and operations, where I translate business requirements into resilient cloud architectures. I regularly work with kubernetes-based platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code using terraform, and automated CI/CD pipelines that support frequent, low-risk releases. ⚙️ In multi-cloud environments, I apply consistent devops gcp and AWS practices to ensure teams can deploy and operate services without friction. This includes designing deployment strategies, standardizing environments, and implementing automation that reduces manual effort and human error. Whether the workload runs on AWS, GCP, or Azure, my goal is always the same: reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. 📉 A significant part of my experience comes from optimizing cloud spend while improving performance. I have led DevOps initiatives that reduced infrastructure costs by up to 77% on Amazon Web Services, without sacrificing availability or security. At the same time, I have supported high-traffic systems processing petabytes of data per month, ensuring stable operations during traffic spikes and seasonal peaks. 🤝 As a Senior DevOps Engineer, I often work closely with developers, product owners, and architects. I help teams adopt modern DevOps workflows, improve deployment confidence, and remove bottlenecks in delivery pipelines. This collaboration is especially important in environments where azure devops, aws devops, and gcp tooling coexist and teams need a unified operational approach. 🧩 My cloud experience spans designing and supporting containerized platforms, implementing disaster recovery strategies, and building automated scaling solutions. Using kubernetes and cloud-native services, I help organizations move away from fragile, manual processes toward self-healing systems that adapt to demand. Infrastructure managed with terraform allows teams to version, audit, and reproduce environments consistently across regions and cloud providers. 🔐 Security and reliability are integral to my DevOps approach. I have implemented secure cloud architectures aligned with industry standards while maintaining fast delivery cycles. By embedding security and compliance checks into CI/CD workflows, I help teams meet regulatory requirements without slowing down development. 🎯 Clients typically engage me when they need a senior-level DevOps engineer who understands real-world cloud challenges, not just tools. I bring hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure, combined with practical knowledge of operating systems, networking, and distributed systems. My focus is always on long-term stability, transparent operations, and measurable improvements in delivery and performance. 📩 If you are looking for someone who can own DevOps responsibilities end-to-end, integrate seamlessly with your engineering team, and deliver reliable cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure, I bring the experience and mindset needed to support your goals.

  • Kubernetes
  • DevOps
  • Amazon Web Services
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Ansible
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Python
  • Jenkins
  • Linux
  • Git
  • Amazon EC2
  • Deployment Automation

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What is a Kubernetes developer?

Organizations often have a need for containerization, the practice of packaging up code with all its dependencies into standardized units of software that can run quickly and reliably in multiple environments. Upwork offers a variety of Kubernetes developers who can help clients manage their containers with Google’s container orchestration solution Kubernetes.

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Of these three steps, your project description is where you will determine your scope of work and the specific type of Kubernetes developer] you need to complete your project.

How much does it cost to hire a Kubernetes developer?

Rates can vary due to many factors, including expertise and experience, location, and market conditions.

  • An experienced Kubernetes developer may command higher fees but also work faster, have more-specialized areas of expertise, and deliver higher-quality work.
  • A contractor who is still in the process of building a client base may price their Kubernetes freelancing services more competitively. 

Which one is right for you will depend on the specifics of your project. 

How do you write a Kubernetes developer job post?

Your job post is your chance to describe your project scope, budget, and talent needs. Although you don’t need a full job description as you would when hiring an employee, aim to provide enough detail for a contractor to know if they’re the right fit for the project.

Job post title

Create a simple title that describes exactly what you’re looking for. The idea is to target the keywords that your ideal candidate is likely to type into a job search bar to find your project. Here are some sample Kubernetes developer job post titles:

  • Need experienced Kubernetes platform manager
  • Kubernetes-Container architect needed to manage greenfield implementation for bank
  • Looking for Kubernetes subject matter expert to train staff on containerization

Project description

An effective Kubernetes developer job post should include: 

  • Scope of work: From managing Docker development to training staff, list all the deliverables you’ll need. 
  • Project length: Your job post should indicate whether this is a smaller or larger project. 
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  • Budget: Set a budget and note your preference for hourly rates vs. fixed-price contracts.

Kubernetes developer job responsibilities

Here are some examples of Kubernetes developer job responsibilities:

  • Deploy and maintaining distributed, failure-resistant architectures in software development environment
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Kubernetes developer job requirements and qualifications

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  • Must hold a Cloud Native Computing Foundation certificate
  • Minimum 3 years of experience working in a Linux-based environment 
  • Successful track record of training and mentoring staff on containerization