AWS EKS Setup & Configuration

A production-ready EKS cluster with managed or self-managed node groups, IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA), VPC CNI networking, CoreDNS, kube-proxy, cert-manager, ingress-nginx or ALB Ingress Controller, external-dns, cluster autoscaler or Karpenter, and a GitOps pipeline (ArgoCD or FluxCD) for application deployment.

Managed node groups simplify OS patching and lifecycle management. We configure multiple node groups for different workload types — general-purpose for web services, compute-optimized for CPU-heavy workloads, and spot instance groups for batch processing. Karpenter or Cluster Autoscaler handles automatic node provisioning based on pod scheduling demands.

IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts) lets each Kubernetes workload assume a specific IAM role — no shared node-level permissions. Pod Security Standards enforce container security policies. Network policies control pod-to-pod communication. AWS Secrets Manager integrates via External Secrets Operator for secure credential injection.

VPC CNI provides native AWS networking for pods with security group enforcement at the pod level. Private endpoint access ensures kubectl and API traffic stays within your VPC. ALB Ingress Controller or ingress-nginx handles HTTP routing. External-dns automatically manages Route 53 records for ingress resources.

We deploy a complete observability stack: Prometheus for metrics collection, Grafana for dashboards, Loki for log aggregation, and optionally Jaeger or Tempo for distributed tracing. CloudWatch Container Insights provides AWS-native metrics. PagerDuty or Slack alerting is configured for critical conditions.

Purchase the engagement, submit your async brief with your application requirements and expected scale, and receive a production-ready EKS cluster within 7–10 business days. Terraform code, Helm charts, GitOps configuration, and operational runbooks included.