Azure DevOps Engineer/Architect

Position: Azure DevOps Engineer/Architect

Experience: 12+ years

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Planning Phase

• Lead discovery and scoping calls with stakeholders to understand current Kubernetes infrastructure, security requirements, and business objectives
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the existing on-premises Kubernetes environment
• Document current state architecture and identify migration challenges
• Develop a detailed migration roadmap with clearly defined implementation phases
• Create architectural designs for the target AKS environment addressing security and operational requirements

Implementation Phase

• Design and implement the secure AKS environment following the approved architecture
• Configure secure networking, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for AKS
• Migrate existing Kubernetes containers from on-premises infrastructure to AKS
• Implement Microsoft Defender for Containers for comprehensive security monitoring
• Set up proper logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions for the AKS environment
• Perform testing and validation of migrated workloads
• Troubleshoot and resolve any migration issues

Project Management & Knowledge Transfer

• Provide regular status updates and progress reports throughout the project lifecycle
• Document all configurations, procedures, and architecture decisions
• Deliver knowledge transfer sessions to internal teams on AKS operations and management
• Create operational runbooks and documentation for ongoing support

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with Kubernetes orchestration and container technologies
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Strong consulting skills with experience leading technical scoping calls
• Proven experience implementing production AKS environments and migrations
• Strong knowledge of security best practices for containerized environments
• Experience implementing Microsoft Defender for Cloud/Containers
• Proficiency with Azure networking concepts (VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall)
• Experience with identity and access management in Azure (Azure AD, RBAC)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
• Experience migrating applications from on-premises to cloud environments
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (ARM templates, Terraform, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-300/303, AZ-500, etc.)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Experience with Azure Policy and Azure Security Center
• Knowledge of compliance requirements for cloud environments
• Experience with observability tools like Azure Monitor, Prometheus, or Grafana
• Scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Experience with container security scanning tools
• Project management experience with technical infrastructure projects