Azure Kubernetes Architect

Job Description

Azure Kubernetes Architect

Hybrid: 3 days a week on-site

Job Requirements:

• 10+ Years of experience on Azure and 6+ years’ experience on AKS, istio mesh.

• Design and Development

Key Responsibilities

- Define the target reference architecture for greenfield AKS clusters along with engineering team and ensure how bluefield cluster remain undisruptive: control plane choices, private clusters, node pool strategy, upgrade/runway, and regional topology.

- Lead design for NGINX → Azure Managed Gateway API: HTTPRoute/Gateway modeling, TLS/WAF strategy, policy attachments, and weighted/canary traffic for cutover.

- Architect kubenet → Azure CNI (Cilium) migration with new clusters with Engineering team: IP planning, subnet sizing, pod density, surge capacity, cordon/drain and service-by-service move plan.

- Choose/validate dataplane features:
Cilium network policy, kube proxy replacement (if enabled), Hubble visibility, and implications on performance/SNAT.

- Standardize identity/secrets:
Azure - Key Vault + CSI; cert lifecycle (Key Vault and/or Gateway API).

- Establish platform guardrails:
Azure Policy, RBAC least privilege, multi tenancy boundaries (namespace/project isolation).

- Define/Follow the Git Hub standards: reusable workflows, CODEOWNERS, branch protections, environment approvals, and artifact provenance/signing.

- Own non functional requirements: SLOs, HA/DR, capacity modeling, performance budgets, and failover patterns for ingress and data plane.

- Govern delivery: roadmap, cutover criteria, readiness gates; mentor Platform/Dev Ops on architectural compliance.

Requirements
Top 3

Required Skills:

1. IBM Financial transaction
2. Payment flow
3. Support Modernization Detailed

Job Description:

• Design, develop, and maintain applications built on IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) to support core payments processing.
• Contribute to the development of payment flows supporting transaction processing.
• Build and support integrations between FTM and upstream/downstream systems using enterprise integration patterns.
• Participate in the design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues in a complex, regulated environment.
• Collaborate with architecture, QA, and operations teams to ensure platform stability, scalability, and performance.
• Support modernization initiatives and enhancements to existing payment hub capabilities.
• Produce clear technical documentation and participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.