Services & Pricing

All engagements are delivered remotely. Pricing is transparent and in USD. Contact me to discuss your specific needs or to get a custom quote.

Training Review & Analysis Troubleshooting & Support Professional Services

Training

Structured training sessions for individuals and teams, tailored to your current skill level and infrastructure. Whether you're onboarding engineers to Kubernetes or leveling up existing staff on GitOps with Argo CD, I design each engagement around your real environment and goals.

Topics Covered

Kubernetes Architecture Workload Deployment & Management Networking & Ingress Storage & Persistence RBAC & Security GitOps Principles Argo CD Setup & Configuration App of Apps & ApplicationSets Secrets Management

* Topics shown are examples only. Actual coverage is fully customized, including which topics are included, how many, and how deeply each is explored.

1:1 Private Coaching
$125 /hour

2-hour minimum per session

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Fully customized curriculum
  • Hands-on with your own environment
  • Ideal for individual engineers
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Half Day Group Workshop
$900 flat

4 hours · up to 8 participants

  • Pre-built or custom curriculum
  • Delivered via video conference
  • Slides and recording provided
  • Post-session follow-up Q&A
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Full Day Group Workshop
$1,600 flat
Most Popular

8 hours · up to 8 participants

  • Everything included in the Half Day
  • Deeper dives or more modules
  • Hands-on labs and exercises
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Need a multi-day program or custom curriculum? Get in touch for a quote.

Review & Analysis

A structured, expert review of your existing Kubernetes and Argo CD implementation. I examine your configurations, deployment pipelines, resource management, security posture, and GitOps setup, then deliver a written report with prioritized findings and actionable recommendations.

What every assessment includes:

Live review session via video call
Written findings report
Prioritized recommendations by risk and impact
One follow-up Q&A call (30 minutes)
Kubernetes Assessment
$850 flat

Up to 8 hours of review work

  • Cluster architecture review
  • Workload configurations
  • RBAC & security posture
  • Networking & ingress configurations
  • High availability & resilience
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Argo CD / GitOps Assessment
$850 flat

Up to 8 hours of review work

  • Argo CD installation & configuration
  • Repository structure & app definitions
  • Sync policies & health checks
  • RBAC & SSO configuration
  • Secrets management approach
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Full Platform Assessment
$1,500 flat
Best Value

Up to 16 hours · both reviews combined

  • Everything in both individual reviews
  • Holistic analysis of findings
  • State drift identification & management
  • Argo CD scalability readiness review
  • Save $200 vs. individual assessments
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Troubleshooting & Support

When something breaks or your team is stuck, I can help diagnose and resolve issues quickly. From intermittent pod crashes and network connectivity issues to Argo CD sync failures and cluster upgrade problems. I've seen it all. If I'm unable to identify or resolve the issue, you won't be charged for the time spent.

* Determinations of "unable to identify or resolve" are made solely at the consultant's discretion. Engagements ended at the client's discretion are billed for time worked.

Rates

$90–$150 /hour
Retainer clients receive a discounted rate relative to the $150/hr ad-hoc rate. Committing to a retainer with a higher monthly hour minimum results in a lower effective rate. Hours beyond your retainer minimum are billed at your retainer rate.
Ad-hoc Hourly
$150 /hour

1-hour minimum · no commitment required

  • For one-off issues and incidents
  • Schedule via email or phone
  • Subject to availability
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Starter Retainer
$1,000 /month

10 hours/month · $100/hr · best-effort response

  • Priority over ad-hoc requests
  • Chat/email async support
  • Monthly check-in calls
  • Monthly billing, cancel anytime
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Standard Retainer
$1,800 /month
Recommended

20 hours/month · $90/hr · 4-hour response SLA

  • Guaranteed 4-hour response during EST business hours
  • Weekly check-in calls
  • Shared running notes
  • Monthly billing, cancel anytime
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Professional Services

Need more than occasional support? I can embed directly into your team on a monthly retainer, functioning as a fractional Kubernetes and GitOps engineer. I'll participate in standups, work tickets, review PRs, architect solutions, and handle day-to-day infrastructure work, all remotely.

Rates

$85–$125 /hour
Committing to a retainer with a higher monthly hour minimum results in a lower effective rate. Hours beyond your retainer minimum are billed at your retainer rate.
Starter Retainer
$1,250 /month

10 hrs/month minimum · $125/hr

  • Additional hours billed at $125/hr
  • Monthly billing, cancel anytime
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Standard Retainer
$2,200 /month

20 hrs/month minimum · $110/hr

  • Standup & sprint participation
  • Additional hours billed at $110/hr
  • Monthly billing, cancel anytime
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Priority Retainer
$3,400 /month
Best Value

40 hrs/month minimum · $85/hr

  • Priority focus on your team
  • Standup & sprint participation
  • Additional hours billed at $85/hr
  • Monthly billing, cancel anytime
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