AKS Architect

Job Description : AKS Architect

Location : Pan India

Experience : 8+ years in cloud architecture, with at least 3 years in AKS and Kubernetes

Employment Type : Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking a seasoned AKS Architect to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments for enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, container orchestration, and DevOps practices, and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and implement AKS clusters for high-availability and performance.

Design hybrid cloud reference architectures and define target state cloud architecture.

Lead infrastructure provisioning using Terraform or ARM templates.

Collaborate with DevOps, SREs, and development teams to streamline CI / CD pipelines (GitLab preferred).

Ensure observability, logging, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, and Azure Monitor.

Apply DevSecOps principles to enforce security and compliance in AKS deployments.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.

Optimize cloud resource allocation to balance performance and cost.

Required Skills

Strong hands-on experience with AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm.

Proficiency in Azure services : APIM, Cosmos DB, Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI.

Infrastructure as Code : Terraform (preferred), ARM templates.

CI / CD : GitLab pipelines, MLFlow (for MLOps contexts).

Monitoring : Prometheus, Grafana, Azure-native tools.

Scripting : PowerShell, Bash, Python.

Cloud security and compliance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft Azure certification (Architect or DevOps track).

Application Architecture Experience with .NET or Java design patterns.

Familiarity with .NET 8, React JS, and Cosmos DB is a plus.

Exposure to enterprise environments and stakeholder engagement.