Kubernetes & Platform Engineering
Production-grade Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms your engineers can operate with confidence.
Book an architecture reviewWhat the work covers
Cluster architecture, GitOps delivery, identity, networking and day-2 operations for teams standardising on Kubernetes or OpenShift in regulated environments.
- Platform architecture and multi-cluster design
- OpenShift or upstream Kubernetes standardisation
- GitOps delivery (Argo CD / Flux)
- RBAC, workload identity and isolation
- Ingress, service mesh and network policy
- Day-2 operations and upgrade strategy
What you receive
- 01Cluster and platform reference architecture
- 02GitOps repository structure and bootstrap
- 03Admission policy baseline (PSS, Kyverno or Gatekeeper)
- 04Upgrade and incident runbooks
How to buy this
Typical engagement models
01 / Assess
Architecture Review
2 weeks · fixed price
Teams about to commit budget to a platform change and wanting an independent view first.
Details02 / Build
Fixed-Scope Build
4–8 weeks · fixed scope
Teams that know what they need built and want it done properly, once.
Details03 / Lead
Fractional Platform Lead
Monthly retainer · capped days
Engineering teams of 5 to 30 without a senior platform architect on staff.
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Next step
Bring me the platform decision you have to get right.
A 30-minute architecture review call. You leave with a written view of the risk and the next step, whether or not we work together.