Kubernetes Platform Engineer/Cloud Native Platform Engineer6 month contractRemote/LondonInside IR35£400 per daySC ClearedRole Summary:We are seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to manage and maintain container orchestration, GitOps, package management, container registries, and certificate services within AWS environments. This role involves hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, ArgoCD, Helm, ECR, AWS Private Certificate Authority, AWS Certificate Manager, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. You will ensure secure, reliable, and scalable Kubernetes platforms and automation pipelines through patching, monitoring, and continuous improvement.Key Responsibilities: Deploy, administer, and patch Amazon EKS clusters to support containerised applicationsManage GitOps workflows and continuous delivery pipelines using ArgoCDDevelop, maintain, and update Helm charts for Kubernetes application packagingOversee container image repositories using AWS ECR and manage life cycle policiesAdminister AWS certificate services such as Private Certificate Authority and Certificate Manager to secure communicationBuild, manage, and update infrastructure as code using Terraform modulesAutomate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ensure pipelines are secure and performantCollaborate closely with development, security, and operations teams to ensure platform stability and securityDocument platform architecture, processes, and best practices Required Skills andamp; Experience: Proven experience with Ku