SENIOR PLATFORM ENGINEERING FOR AUSTRALIAN TEAMSPlatform delivery
Senior engineers stabilise production Kubernetes, document how it works, and turn platform risk into a fixed-scope plan leadership can approve.
EKS · GKE · AKS coverage
Platform focus
This page separates fixed-scope platform work from ongoing managed support so you can choose the operating model that fits the team you already have.
Start here
A full review of your Kubernetes infrastructure, GitOps maturity, security posture, and cloud spend in one engagement. You get a prioritised roadmap with sequencing and commercial context, not a generic list of findings.
Acceptance: Each paid assessment SOW names the required readout artifacts, acceptance criteria, and remedy path before work starts, including the ranked risk map, prioritised roadmap, and fixed-scope next options.
Commercial model
Fixed scope
Timeline
1–2 weeks
Best for: Teams running Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or AKS) who need an independent review, planning infrastructure changes, or evaluating GitOps adoption
Book platform assessment callAssessment output
Fixed scopeFirst 30-day outcome
The assessment turns scattered Kubernetes concerns into a leadership-ready sequence of risks, owners, and fixed-price delivery options.
What you get
Fixed-scope platform work
Pick the stabilise, modernise, or operate path after the assessment clarifies the highest-value work.Every project is fixed-price. Scoped after a 30-minute discovery call, with a proposal target once there is enough discovery context.
Prices in AUD ex GST unless stated and exclude cloud, provider, licence, and usage charges.
Prices in AUD ex GST unless stated and exclude cloud, provider, licence, and usage charges.
EKS · GKE · AKS Stabilisation
Stabilise an unhealthy cluster, complete the urgent upgrade or recovery work, and leave your team with the operating notes they need to keep it under control.
Argo CD Implementation
Modernise can start with GitOps, then extend into migration, multi-cluster architecture, or developer platform foundations once the assessment sets the sequence.
Set up Argo CD with HA, SSO, repository structure, and CI/CD integration so deployments become repeatable, visible, and maintainable by your team.
From Legacy to Production-Grade Kubernetes
Move from legacy infrastructure with a staged migration plan, rollback paths, GitOps, observability, and post-migration support matched to your risk tolerance.
Enterprise GitOps at Scale
Standardise deployment patterns across clusters and environments with safer promotion paths, tenant separation, and documented recovery behaviour.
Internal Developer Platform
Build the first developer platform layer on Kubernetes: golden paths, service catalogue choices, and self-service workflows that reduce platform-team bottlenecks.
Runbooks, response targets, monitoring access, escalation contacts, and SOW exclusions stay explicit before ongoing support starts.
Compare managed plansComplex or enterprise environment? For 3+ clusters, control-mapping needs, or multi-cloud architectures. Let's scope it together
Starts at $5,500 AUD/month across Essential, Professional, and Premium.Managed Kubernetes support from $5,500 AUD/month: your cloud account, your infrastructure, with senior engineers keeping operating cadence, security work, and cost visibility reviewable.
Teams shipping daily to production, growing infrastructure
$9,500 AUD/mo
Included
Not included by default
Post-migration stability, teams with some K8s experience
$5,500 AUD/mo
Included
Not included by default
Regulated industries, multi-environment, pre-IPO infrastructure
$14,000 AUD/mo
Included
Commercial terms
Public times are response targets, not guaranteed resolution times. Severity, channels, escalation contacts, exclusions, and remedies are written into the SOW.
24/7 coverage applies to agreed critical incidents and requires monitoring access, current runbooks, and a named client escalation contact.
Support scope depends on agreed access, observability, change-control process, and which platform components RunForge owns during the engagement.
On-call architecture advice with senior engineers. Slack access, monthly review calls, and strategic guidance without handing over operational control.
$3,500 – $5,000 AUD/month
Argo CD management (included in Premium)
Monthly reports, spend alerts, Savings Plans guidance
For Essential/Professional tiers
Per cluster
Per cluster
For teams with 3+ production clusters, control-mapping needs, dedicated team coverage, and multi-environment complexity.
Operating model
A four-step path from choosing a review route to approving the next fixed-scope move. Every step produces a tangible output your team can inspect before the next one starts.
Choose route
Direction
Start with the platform or AI surface that needs evidence first.
Review findings
Evidence
Review findings, owners, risks, and the prioritised sequence.
Approve fixed scope
Artifacts
Approve, reject, or reshape the fixed-scope delivery option.
Handover or support
Optional
Move into delivery, managed service, or advisory only if it fits.
What happens after you say yes
For managed services clients — a transparent ramp from stabilisation to optimisation.
Week 1
We audit your setup, document everything, and set up shared monitoring dashboards. You never wonder what we're doing.
Week 2
We deploy our operational tooling alongside yours. You get a live view of everything we see. Full transparency.
Week 3+
First proactive optimisation report delivered. Dedicated Slack channel, shared runbook repo, monthly health score and cost trends.
Next sensible step
Book an enterprise review call. We'll assess your situation and identify the first fix to scope.