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AKS / Platform Architect

Remote • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago

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12 Months

25% Travel Required

Remote

$90 - $95/hr

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Job Details

Skills

API
Access Control
Grafana
IT Management
Identity Management
Kubernetes
Load Balancing
RBAC
Microsoft Azure
Disaster Recovery

Summary

Title: AKS / Platform Architect

Address: Remote

Duration: 12+ Months and Extendable

Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced AKS / Platform Architect to design, implement, and manage Kubernetes-based platform solutions on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in multi-region AKS deployments, GitOps practices, ingress management, identity and access control, and observability to enable scalable enterprise container platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Design and architect multi-region AKS solutions aligned with organizational availability and disaster recovery requirements
Implement and manage GitOps workflows for infrastructure and application deployment automation
Configure and manage ingress controllers and load balancing solutions for secure traffic routing
Design and implement identity and access management solutions using Azure AD, RBAC, and pod identity
Establish comprehensive observability solutions including monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing
Architect platform services and abstractions to enable developer productivity and operational excellence
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable platform architecture
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to platform engineering teams

Required Skills & Experience

Multi-region AKS: Expertise in designing and deploying AKS clusters across multiple Azure regions with proper failover, load balancing, and data consistency strategies
GitOps: Hands-on experience implementing GitOps workflows using tools such as Flux, ArgoCD, or similar solutions for declarative infrastructure and application management
Ingress: Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes ingress controllers, API gateways, and traffic management solutions for routing and load balancing
Identity: Deep understanding of Kubernetes identity and access management, Azure AD integration, RBAC, pod identities, and service accounts
Observability: Expertise in implementing comprehensive monitoring, logging, alerting, and distributed tracing solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger, or Azure Monitor
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or equivalent) strongly preferred
Minimum 5+ years of Kubernetes and container platform architecture experience

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Dice Id: 10441603
Position Id: 9084952
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