Description

You will administer, operate, and maintain production-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters across single and multi-region environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full cluster lifecycle including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, and decommissioning.
• Configure node pools, autoscaling (HPA/Cluster Autoscaler), taints, tolerations, and resource quotas.
• Design and manage AKS integrations with Azure services such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Key Vault, and Container Registry.
• Implement Kubernetes networking using Azure CNI, ingress controllers, services, and DNS.
• Troubleshoot cluster-level and workload-level issues covering pods, nodes, networking, storage, and performance.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes and Azure.
• Hands-on experience administering AKS clusters in production.
• Proficiency in Terraform for provisioning AKS, networking (VNETs, subnets), and supporting Azure resources.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and GitLab for CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Helm for package management and deployment.
• Understanding of Azure IAM, RBAC, and managed identities.
• Ability to implement security best practices including Network Policies and Pod Security Standards.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with capacity planning and cost optimization for Azure workloads.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies for Kubernetes environments.

Key Skills

Education

Any Gradute