# Amazon EKS

Skill · Cloud Computing and DevOps

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-eks

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) is a managed service that lets users run Kubernetes clusters on AWS without needing to install and operate their own Kubernetes control plane. It's used by DevOps and platform engineers who want Kubernetes's portability and ecosystem combined with AWS's managed infrastructure.

## Amazon EKS in the job market

- Open roles: 33
- Employers hiring: 25
- Median stated pay: $169,000 (middle half $144,000 – $209,000), from 26 of 33 open roles — the 79% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Amazon EKS

Measured from the 33 open roles that name Amazon EKS, not from a curated list.

- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 28 roles (84.8%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 24 roles (72.7%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 22 roles (66.7%)
- [Terraform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/terraform) — 20 roles (60.6%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 13 roles (39.4%)
- [TypeScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/typescript) — 10 roles (30.3%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 9 roles (27.3%)
- [GitHub Actions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/github-actions) — 9 roles (27.3%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Mid: 5 (17%)
- Senior: 20 (67%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 5 (17%)

From 30 roles whose posting states a level.

## Roles that use Amazon EKS

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 13
- [Site Reliability Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/site-reliability-engineer) — 2
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 2
- [Cloud Delivery Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cloud-delivery-lead) — 1
- [Cloud Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cloud-engineer) — 1
- [Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Amazon EKS

- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 4 open roles
- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 3 open roles
- [Circle](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/circle) — 3 open roles
- [Together AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/together-ai) — 2 open roles
- [Anyscale](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/anyscale) — 1 open role
- [Bain Capital](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bain-capital) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes), [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker), [Helm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/helm), [Amazon ECS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-ecs)

## Open roles requiring Amazon EKS (33)

- [Software Development Engineer II, Cloud Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Mapbox/582fb3a3-d395-4ebc-8b8f-3ce3212c11cf/application) at [Mapbox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mapbox) — Mapbox US · Remote, $157,675 – $213,325 (listed on Mapbox's own careers site)
- [Senior Cloud/Platform Operations Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cdad59b6-8d00-4b1a-a1c8-c9d0ce15085a/senior-cloud-platform-operations-engineer-at-bain-capital) at [Bain Capital](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bain-capital) — Full-time, Boston, MA, $155,000 – $180,000
- [Development Architect - SAP Concur Platform Profile/IES](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cb4b6da7-3aaa-474f-b4b9-32b2f52426c1/development-architect-sap-concur-platform-profile-ies-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, São Leopoldo, BR, 93022-718
- [Senior Manager, Content & Digital Experience Capabilities – Solution Architecture & Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ccf39daf-0683-4113-a5be-3294ee9e7e70/senior-manager-content-digital-experience-capabilities-solution-architecture) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Princeton, NJ, $139,570 – $169,126
- [Platform Delivery Lead, Data & AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d881bd7d-fbd2-49c7-9290-74a408fa67d5/platform-delivery-lead-data-ai-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — Full-time, Raleigh, NC, $146,200 – $189,200
- [Information Security Sr Advisor - Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/41e5049d-9b07-47d5-94a7-cad6f75e2840/information-security-sr-advisor-automation-engineer-at-elevance-health) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Full-time
- [Cloud Infrastructure Delivery Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2be7fd42-30f6-47b7-85c6-535b0c89e2b1/cloud-infrastructure-delivery-lead-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)
- [Senior Software Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/44bca528-b847-4728-9944-de763ed556dc/senior-software-developer-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Kanata 307 Legget Dr., $114,100 – $182,600
- [Developer, Back End](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c5a6b274-6197-4f30-8b4a-87f93d75b5b0/developer-back-end-at-supercast) at [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — Full-time, Tempe, AZ, $114,000 – $135,000
- [Lead Solutions Architect (AI/ML & Credit Card Technology)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bb4a62fd-6659-45d5-a614-1aa361b8b017/lead-solutions-architect-ai-ml-credit-card-technology-at-citigroup) at [Citigroup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citigroup) — Full-time, Jacksonville, FL, $113,840 – $170,760

All 33 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=e9429176-c9f9-4c99-afc7-20d27d84a5ad