Sr DevOps Engineer - Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Specialist

Job Title - Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Specialist

Location - Bangalore (Yemalur)

Years of experience -10 to 13 years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with specialized expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will bring 8-10 years of comprehensive DevOps experience with deep knowledge of containerization, orchestration, CI / CD,Helm and cloud-native technologies. This role requires a strategic thinker who can architect scalable solutions, mentor team members, and drive DevOps best practices across the organization while leading our Azure Kubernetes initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Architect, design, and implement enterprise-grade AKS clusters with multi-environment strategies (dev, staging, production)

Lead the migration of legacy applications to containerized workloads on AKS

Design and implement advanced networking solutions including service mesh, Nginx ingress controllers, and network policies

Establish AKS governance frameworks, resource quotas, and namespace strategies

Implement advanced AKS features including pod identity, cluster autoscaler, and virtual nodes

Design and implement comprehensive CI / CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins

Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform and ARM templates

Design and manage artifact repositories and container registries with security scanning

Develop and manage Helm charts for Kubernetes application packaging and deployments.

Build self-service platforms and developer tooling to accelerate application delivery

Implement comprehensive observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack

Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for containerized workloads

Automate operational tasks including backup strategies, patch management, and capacity planning

Implement comprehensive security frameworks including Pod Security Standards, network policies, and admission controllers

Mentor DevOps engineers and provide technical guidance on best practices

Collaborate with development teams to optimize application architecture for cloud-native environments

Lead architectural reviews and provide recommendations for system improvements

6-8 years of DevOps / AKS experience with strong focus on containerization and orchestration

Expert-level proficiency in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes ecosystem

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, ARM templates)

hands-on experience with CI / CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub)

understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, containerd, CRI-O)

Proficient in scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Go)

Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native design patterns