Description:

Lead design, deployment, and operation of production workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Enable scalable, secure microservices and accelerate time-to-market through AKS bootstrapping, CI/CD enablement, and platform automation.

Requirements:

3-4 years of hands-on container deployment experience on Azure AKS.
7+ years working with microservices, focusing on event-based services, scalability, and security.
4+ years of Azure engineering experience designing, developing, and deploying Azure cloud solutions.
Proven experience developing and implementing AKS-hosted solutions and Kubernetes build pipelines.
2+ years building automation/CD pipelines with Terraform and Flux following GitOps practices.
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes concepts.
Experience deploying and configuring HPA, Cluster Autoscaler, and integrating Azure Container Instance (ACI).
Working knowledge of NIST security policies and standards.
Proficient with code versioning tools such as GitHub.
Experience pulling images from private Azure Container Registry (ACR) and deploying to AKS.

Opportunity to shape a Platform-as-a-Service offering and improve operational maturity.
Drive GitOps-based delivery for event-driven microservices.

Skills