Azure Kubernetes Platform Engineer - AWS

Job Description

Core

Skills:

· Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Computing

· Kubernetes

Essential

Skills:

· More than 5 years of Kubernetes experience with at least 2 years on AKS in production.

· Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals scheduling, networking, storage, RBAC.

· Experience with Helm, customize, and Git Ops workflows (FluxArgoCD).

· Proficiency in Azure CNI networking and AKS private cluster configuration.

· Hands-on experience with ACR, managed identities, and Key Vault integration.

· CI/CD pipeline experience with Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.

· Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Dev Ops Engineer Expert (AZ-400) preferred.

· Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Power Shell.

Role

Description:

· Design and deploy Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters with private cluster configurations, managed identities, and RBAC.

· Configure AKS networking Azure CNI, Kubernetes, internal load balancers, and ingress controllers (AGIC, NGINX).

· Integrate AKS with Azure Container Registry (ACR), Key Vault via CSI driver, and Azure Monitor for containers.

· Manage Helm chart deployments, namespaces, resource quotas, and pod security policies.

· Implement node pool autoscaling, cluster upgrades, and blue-green deployment strategies.

· Harden AKS environments policy enforcement (Azure PolicyOPA Gatekeeper), network policies, and image scanning.

· Build and maintain CICD pipelines for containerized workloads using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.

· Troubleshoot cluster and workload issues, including networking, DNS, resource constraints, and crashes.

· Develop runbooks and operational documentation for AKS platform management.

· Coordinate with application teams to onboard workloads onto the AKS platform.

Nice to have

· Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or CKAD certification.

· Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) on AKS.

· Exposure to multi-cluster and multi-region AKS architectures.

Requirements
Core

Skills:

• Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Computing
• Kubernetes Essential

Skills:

• More than 5 years of Kubernetes experience with at least 2 years on AKS in production.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals scheduling, networking, storage, RBAC.
• Experience with Helm, customize, and Git Ops workflows (FluxArgoCD).
• Proficiency in Azure CNI networking and AKS private cluster configuration.
• Hands-on experience with ACR, managed identities, and Key Vault integration.
• CI/CD pipeline experience with Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Dev Ops Engineer Expert (AZ-400) preferred.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Power Shell. Role

Description:

• Design and deploy Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters with private cluster configurations, managed identities, and RBAC.
• Configure AKS networking Azure CNI, Kubernetes, internal load balancers, and ingress controllers (AGIC, NGINX).
• Integrate AKS with Azure Container Registry (ACR), Key Vault via CSI driver, and Azure Monitor for containers.
• Manage Helm chart deployments, namespaces, resource quotas, and pod security policies.
• Implement node pool autoscaling, cluster upgrades, and blue-green deployment strategies.
• Harden AKS environments policy enforcement (Azure PolicyOPA Gatekeeper), network policies, and image scanning.
• Build and maintain CICD pipelines for containerized workloads using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.
• Troubleshoot cluster and workload issues, including networking, DNS, resource constraints, and crashes.
• Develop runbooks and operational documentation for AKS platform management.
• Coordinate with application teams to onboard workloads onto the AKS platform. Nice to have
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or CKAD certification.
• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) on AKS.
• Exposure to multi-cluster and multi-region AKS architectures.