Kubernetes Security Consulting

Secure Your Innovation, Not Just Your Cluster

Beyond audits: we design, deploy, and secure your Kubernetes infrastructure in under 90 days, strengthening your defenses and equipping your team to handle security independently.
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Why is Kubernetes Security Critical?

Kubernetes runs the services your customers rely on — but its complexity hides risks that quickly become business problems.

It hits the bottom line

Breaches or outages cost revenue, customers, and trust.

Small mistakes are big windows

CI/CD keys, base64 “secrets,” and loose RBAC are easy targets.

Regulated work raises the stakes

GovCloud / FedRAMP projects face strict audits and heavy penalties.

Fixing late is costly

Shift-left scans & continuous vulnerability checks save time & money.

Why Choose

Why Choose Pelotech?

Our team of senior developers—specialized in Kubernetes and its predecessors (Mesos, Rancher/Cattle, Docker Swarm)—delivers complex projects in months that would typically take years. With us, you will:

Work with US-based experts

who solve problems creatively and focus on business impact, not just ticket completion.

Leverage cross-industry experience from Fortune 500s

who solve problems creatively and focus on business impact, not just ticket completion.

Partner with a true services firm, not staff augmentation,

subject matter experts invested in your strategic outcomes and ROI.

See how we compare

against other Kubernetes security service providers

See how we compare against other Kubernetes security service providers

Pelotech’s Security-First Method
DIY/Internal Teams
Other Security Consultants

Time to Results

< 90-day security transformation with zero downtime.

18-month average to secure Kubernetes environments

Average 5-6 months delay between audits and fixes.

Delivery Model

An end-to-end container security solution that’s implemented, not just audited.

Day-to-day firefighting without a comprehensive security strategy.

Focus on audits and reports, not implementation.

Return on Investment

Measurable average annual savings through scalable, security-compliant cloud environments – one team saved over $500k.

Often results in technical debt and strains internal resources.

Slow, checklist-driven processes that ignore cost-saving opportunities.

Long-Term Value

We bring years of cross-industry experience, ensuring sustainable security solutions your team can maintain long after our engagement.

Lack of broad exposure needed to design solutions that stand the test of time.

Narrow, one-off fixes that solve today’s issue but fail to prevent tomorrow’s risks.

Team size

We deploy a small, skilled group of top-tier talent focused on delivering tangible business results as fast as possible.

Non-specialist teams reacting
to threats as they appear, never addressing the root causes
hurting ROI.

Large team of low skill developers – essentially throwing bodies at the problem.

Pelotech’s Security-First Method
Time to Results
< 90-day security transformation with zero downtime.
Delivery Model
An end-to-end container security solution that’s implemented, not just audited.
Return on Investment
Measurable average annual savings through scalable, security-compliant cloud environments – one team saved over $500k.
Long-Term Value
We bring years of cross-industry experience, ensuring sustainable security solutions your team can maintain long after our engagement.
Team size
We deploy a small, skilled group of top-tier talent focused on delivering tangible business results as fast as possible.
DIY/Internal Teams
Time to Results
18-month average to secure Kubernetes environments
Delivery Model
Day-to-day firefighting without a comprehensive security strategy.
Return on Investment
Often results in technical debt and strains internal resources.
Long-Term Value
Lack of broad exposure needed to design solutions that stand the test of time.
Team size
Non-specialist teams reacting
to threats as they appear, never addressing the root causes hurting ROI.
Other Security Consultants
Time to Results
Average 5-6 months delay between audits and fixes.
Delivery Model
Focus on audits and reports, not implementation.
Return on Investment
Slow, checklist-driven processes that ignore cost-saving opportunities.
Long-Term Value
Narrow, one-off fixes that solve today’s issue but fail to prevent tomorrow’s risks.
Team size
Large team of low skill developers – essentially throwing bodies at the problem.

Learn more about Pelotech's unique propositions.

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Consultancy Solves

Pelotech’s Kubernetes Security Consultancy Solves for Compliance, Cost, and Speed

Go beyond checklists for a clear return on investment. We build and implement solutions alongside your team to reduce compliance risks, eliminate 100% of costly third-party dependencies, and accelerate your time to market.

Security Posture Assessment

In-depth audits to identify, prioritize, and remediate the critical vulnerabilities threatening business operations.

CI/CD Pipeline Hardening

Automated cloud-native security scanning integrated into your development lifecycle, catching vulnerabilities early, protecting products, and accelerating time-to-market.

Secure GitOps Implementation

Kubernetes container security– built directly into your infrastructure automation, reducing manual errors and ensuring compliant deployments

Runtime Threat Detection

Robust monitoring and observability tools designed to actively detect and respond to live threats, safeguarding applications and customer data.

Hardened Kubernetes Environments

Production-grade K8s clusters configured to meet the strict security standards of regulated industries.

Compliance & Governance

Automated compliance and governance to reduce the risk of costly fines and make audits effortless, saving time and money in a secure environment.

Success Stories

Hear From Our Clients

Real-world results. Measurable impact. Trusted partnerships. At Pelotech, client success isn’t a side effect, it’s the outcome we engineer for. Here’s what our partners have to say about working with us

“I initially thought we were 3 years out of being able to build this ourselves because of the complexity of what Pelotech took on. I was amazed when I realized how quickly things were moving along.”

Dr. Scott Wells
Co-Founder at UKi

“We had a lot of those moments where we just sat down and said, ‘These guys really know what they’re talking about, and we might not have actually achieved this if we’d gone with somebody else”

Matt Homes
Head of IT, STEM Learning

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Case studies

Our Kubernetes expertise in action

Dive into how Pelotech transforms challenges into success stories through our Kubernetes consulting services. Real-world results that speak for themselves.

Ultimate Knowledge Institute

Pelotech partnered with Ultimate Knowledge Institute (UKi), a government-aligned organization, to modernize their cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes. The company partnered with Pelotech after facing difficulty hiring individual cloud experts. This collaboration eliminated costly third-party dependencies, optimized their AWS architecture, and paved the way for FedRAMP certification.

2-3x

Faster to target goals

$500k

In annual savings

50%

Reduction in manual work
Read the Full UKi Case Study

Stem Learning Cloud Migration

Facing an "impossible" three-month deadline and stringent security requirements, STEM Learning entrusted Pelotech with migrating an on-premises application to a cloud-native application on AWS. Pelotec completed the migration ahead of schedule and under budget, delivering an 8x faster transition than initially anticipated.

8x faster

Performance compared to initial projections.

100%

Availability – App uptime in the first month live.

3 months

Migration completed ahead of schedule
Read the Full STEM Case Study

Want to explore how Pelotech can achieve these outcomes for your team?  Let’s talk about your unique challenges and how we can help.

Process

Our Kubernetes expertise in action

Dive into how Pelotech transforms challenges into success stories through our Kubernetes consulting services. Real-world results that speak for themselves.

01
Discover

We conduct a security review to identify the security gaps that pose the greatest risk to your operations and provide a clear, business-focused view of your security posture and the financial impact of inaction.

02
Remediate

Pelotech’s Kubernetes-certified engineers execute a prioritized plan to fix critical vulnerabilities. We focus on direct, rapid implementation that quickly secures your assets, reduces your risk profile, and delivers results in under 3 months.

03
Automate

We build security directly into your workflows to generate measurable cost savings. This automation significantly reduces manual work, lowers operational overhead, and reduces your deployment time by up to 97%.

04
Empower

To ensure lasting value, the engagement is turned into a long-term asset for your company. By training your team, we ensure they can maintain a strong security posture, maximizing your ROI and building a more effective, self-sufficient engineering organization.

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Don’t React, Proact

Stop reacting to security threats and start building a competitive advantage. Embed automated compliance and security directly into your platform and enjoy an audit-ready environment that reduces manual work by 50%, and saves you from costly compliance fines.

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FAQs

About Kubernetes Consulting Services

Expert guidance to design, optimize, and scale Kubernetes environments that boost efficiency, cut costs, and accelerate business outcomes.

How is security consulting different from just using an automated scanner myself?

Automated scanners are great at flagging potential misconfigurations, but they can't understand business context. Although we build continuous automated scanning into your workflow, a tool can't prioritize the vulnerabilities that truly threaten your operations, nor can it implement a fix without risking downtime. With over 20 years of experience and expertise in AWS GovCloud and FedRAMP standards, Pelotech’s engineers diagnose the root cause of each issue and implement the correct fix using secure GitOps workflows. This ensures you’re not just patching a vulnerability, but building a secure, compliant platform that can pass audits and avoid costly fines.

What are the 4 C’s of Kubernetes security?

The 4 C's represent the four layers of cloud-native security. A comprehensive strategy must account for all of them:

  • Cloud: The underlying infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GovCloud) your K8s cluster infrastructure runs on.

  • Cluster: Securing the Kubernetes cluster components themselves, including the control plane and inter-node communication.

  • Container: The security of the container runtime and the images you build and run.

  • Code: Implementing security recommendations and best practices within the application code itself, including dependencies.

Pelotech’s comprehensive approach addresses security across all four layers, unlike narrow specialists who may only focus on one piece of the puzzle.

How long does a typical security engagement take?

While traditional consultancies can take years to deliver complex projects, we pride ourselves on fast execution, with typical engagements delivering significant value in under 3 months.

How much does it cost to hire a Kubernetes security specialist?

Pelotech’s focus is on delivering a clear and significant return on your investment. We tailor every engagement to your specific business goals by solving the complex, critical issues that generate long-term savings.

What are the most common Kubernetes security risks you find?

Many risks stem from infrastructure inefficiencies and a lack of modern GitOps security practices. The most common issues we encounter that pose a direct business risk include:

  • Cluster Misconfigurations: Default settings that are not production-ready, leaving easy entry points for attackers.

  • Insecure Workload Configurations: Allowing containers to run with excessive privileges, which can lead to a full cluster compromise if one is breached.

  • Lack of Network Segmentation: A flat network where a single breach can expose every service, increasing the blast radius of an attack.

  • Poor Secrets Management: Storing sensitive credentials improperly, creating a high risk of data exposure and unauthorized access.

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