Kubernetes consulting and development services
Kubernetes consulting and development for teams running containers in production: clusters on EKS, AKS, GKE and your own hardware, Helm charts, GitOps delivery, cluster security and observability, version upgrades and GPU workloads, with dedicated Kubernetes engineers for your team or a Kubernetes project delivered end to end.
What we build with Kubernetes
Production clusters
EKS, AKS or GKE clusters defined in Terraform, with nodes scaled by Karpenter or the cluster autoscaler, traffic routed through the Gateway API, and network policies that deny by default.
Containerising applications
Existing .NET, Java, Python and Node.js applications moved into small, non-root images that are built and scanned in the pipeline, with configuration kept out of the image.
Helm charts and manifests
Applications packaged with Helm or Kustomize, each with resource requests and limits, readiness and liveness probes, and a pod disruption budget.
GitOps delivery
Argo CD or Flux keeping each cluster in step with Git and Argo Rollouts or Flagger shifting traffic to a new version step by step, so what runs is what the repository says and a rollback is a revert.
Cluster observability
Prometheus and Grafana or your cloud’s own monitoring, OpenTelemetry traces across services, and alerts on what users would notice rather than on every pod restart.
Cluster security
Pod Security Standards, RBAC per team, secrets pulled from a vault by the External Secrets Operator, signed images, admission policies in Kyverno or OPA Gatekeeper, and mutual TLS between services through Istio or Linkerd.
Upgrades and day-two operations
Minor versions upgraded within the provider’s support window, removed APIs found before they break a deploy, ingress-nginx replaced with a Gateway API implementation now that the project is retired, and Velero backups restored on a schedule.
On-premises and hybrid clusters
Kubernetes on your own servers or at the edge with OpenShift, Rancher RKE2, Talos Linux or k3s, and fleets that span clouds and data centres managed from one place through Cluster API and GitOps.
GPU and machine learning workloads
GPU node pools run with the NVIDIA GPU Operator, models served through KServe or vLLM, Ray clusters through KubeRay and batch jobs queued in Kueue, with KEDA scaling on queue depth so idle GPUs are released.
Hire Kubernetes engineers
Dedicated Kubernetes engineers
Kubernetes engineers who join your team full time, work in your repositories, tracker and meetings, and report to your lead. You interview them; we carry the Ukrainian contract, payroll, invoicing and leave.
Kubernetes project delivery
A team that takes the Kubernetes project from scope to release: estimate, build, tests and deployment, with a technical lead on our side who owns the plan and the quality.
Kubernetes support and take-overs
An existing Kubernetes system taken over from another team or kept running: a read-only review and a written list of risks first, then fixes and new features in order of impact.
The dedicated team page explains how specialists join your team, and the outsourcing page covers project delivery, take-overs and how we charge.
Who works on your Kubernetes project
Kubernetes engineers
Clusters, GitOps and upgrades
Platform engineers
The internal platform your teams deploy through
DevOps and site reliability engineers
Pipelines, monitoring and on-call
Backend developers
Applications made ready for containers
Security engineers
Policies, RBAC and cluster reviews
How we run Kubernetes
A managed control plane wherever the provider offers one, everything declared in Git, and clusters that can be rebuilt from code rather than repaired by hand. People reach the cluster through your identity provider with short-lived credentials, so no laptop holds an administrator kubeconfig.
On a cluster another team built, we start with a read-only review of versions, add-ons, RBAC, network exposure and resource settings, and a written list of risks in order of impact, before anything changes.
Other cloud, DevOps and security services
AWS development
AWS development services: EKS and ECS containers, serverless, landing zones, migrations, databases, data platforms, Bedrock generative AI, security and cost optimisation, with dedicated AWS engineers or project delivery.
Google Cloud development
Google Cloud development services: Cloud Run and GKE, BigQuery, Firebase backends, Cloud SQL and AlloyDB, Gemini on Agent Platform, security and migrations, with dedicated Google Cloud engineers or project delivery.
DevOps and CI/CD
DevOps and CI/CD services: pipelines, Terraform infrastructure as code, observability, SRE and on-call, DevSecOps, platform engineering and FinOps, with dedicated DevOps and SRE engineers or ongoing DevOps work.
Cybersecurity and pentesting
Cybersecurity and penetration testing services: web, mobile, API, network and cloud pentests, secure code review, SOC and incident response, ISO 27001 and SOC 2, with dedicated security engineers or defined projects.
IT infrastructure
IT infrastructure and system administration services: Windows and Linux servers, networks, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, virtualisation, backups and telecom, with dedicated system administrators or ongoing support.
Site reliability engineering
Site reliability engineering services: SLOs, OpenTelemetry observability, on-call and incident management, load testing, disaster recovery and chaos engineering, with dedicated SRE engineers or project delivery.
Platform engineering
Platform engineering services: internal developer platforms, Backstage portals, golden paths and templates, self-service infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms, with dedicated platform engineers or project delivery.
Cloud architecture
Cloud architecture and consulting services: designs for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, migration plans, landing zones, Well-Architected reviews, resilience and cost, with dedicated cloud architects or project delivery.
FinOps
FinOps and cloud cost optimisation services: cost allocation, rightsizing, savings plans and reservations, Kubernetes, data and AI costs, budgets and anomaly alerts, with dedicated FinOps engineers or project delivery.
Terraform and IaC
Terraform and infrastructure as code services: Terraform and OpenTofu modules, imports, plan and apply pipelines, drift control, policy as code and Ansible, with dedicated Terraform engineers or project delivery.
Linux administration
Linux administration services: Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux servers set up, patched, hardened, monitored and backed up, and end-of-life upgrades, with dedicated Linux administrators or ongoing support.
Network engineering
Network engineering services: routing and switching, firewalls, SD-WAN and zero-trust access, cloud networking, Wi-Fi and automation on Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet, with dedicated network engineers or project delivery.
Cloud security
Cloud security services: CSPM and CNAPP, IAM reviews, Kubernetes security, network and data protection and cloud compliance on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, with dedicated cloud security engineers or project delivery.
SOC and security monitoring
SOC as a service and security monitoring: managed SOC, SIEM deployment, log onboarding, detection engineering, EDR, threat hunting and incident response retainers, with dedicated SOC analysts or ongoing monitoring.
Security compliance
Security compliance and audit readiness: ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIS2 and DORA controls, gap assessments and audit evidence, with dedicated compliance engineers or a readiness project.
Questions about Kubernetes development
Which industries do your Kubernetes engineers work in?
Mostly fintech, running payment and trading services that need isolation and audit trails; cloud, hosting and telecom companies that offer platforms on Kubernetes to their own customers; e-commerce, with services that scale for sales peaks; SaaS products with many services and tenants; AI products serving models on GPU clusters; and healthcare platforms that keep patient data in segregated namespaces or clusters.
EKS, AKS or GKE?
Usually the one in the cloud you already use, because identity, networking and billing come with it: EKS on AWS, AKS on Azure and GKE on Google Cloud, with EKS Auto Mode or GKE Autopilot when you want the nodes managed as well. On your own hardware, OpenShift or Rancher. Our Terraform and GitOps set-up is the same on all of them.
Can you upgrade a cluster that has fallen behind?
Yes, one minor version at a time. Every workload is checked for APIs the next version removes, the upgrade is rehearsed on a copy of the cluster, and ingress controllers, operators and other add-ons are upgraded alongside.
How quickly can Kubernetes engineers start?
When the right Kubernetes engineer is available, the start is gated only by your interview and the NDA and IP assignment. Otherwise we run a search, which typically produces candidate profiles within two to three weeks, and nobody starts until you have said yes.
How do we hire Kubernetes engineers through BigTree108?
Tell us the work, the seniority and the hours you need. We propose one or two people with their profiles, you interview them the way you would interview your own hire, and you sign one agreement with BIG TREE 108 LLC and receive one invoice a month.
Who owns the work they produce?
You do. Every specialist has a signed contract with BigTree108 that assigns all work product to the company, and our agreement with you assigns it onward. Code, designs and documents are delivered into your own repositories and tools, not kept where only we can change them.
Running Kubernetes?
Tell us the provider, the cluster version and what runs on it. You get an answer within one business day: a plan, candidate profiles, or a scope for a review of your clusters.