Azure Kubernetes Services Build Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Build Engineer with strong expertise in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud-native Dev Ops practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining the build, deployment, and release processes for cloud-based applications running on Azure. This role requires deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Azure Dev Ops, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation.

• Design, build, and maintain AKS clusters, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security of containerized workloads.
• Implement Kubernetes manifests (Deployments, Services, Ingress, Config Maps, Secrets, Helm charts).
• Manage containerization pipelines using Docker, ensuring efficient image builds, tagging strategies, and vulnerability scanning.
• Monitor and optimize AKS cluster performance, scaling, and cost efficiency.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• Automate build and deployment processes for microservices and cloud-native applications.
• Implement automated testing, quality checks, and deployment gates within the pipeline.
• Manage build artifacts, versioning, and release documentation.
• Create reusable pipeline templates to standardize workflows across development teams.
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Automate environment creation for dev, test, staging, and production environments.
• Implement configuration management using tools like Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or Azure CLI.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) and Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Proficiency with Docker and container orchestration concepts.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent CI/CD tools.
• Solid understanding of Azure cloud services including Azure Container Registry, VNet, Key Vault, Load Balancers, API Management, etc.
• Proficiency with IaC tools:
  Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Strong scripting abilities (Power Shell, Bash, Python, or Go).
• Experience implementing Dev Sec Ops  security best practices.

This is a remote position.