Hi,
We have a position which is suitable to your skillset. Please go through the below JD and let me know your interest.
Title : Azure Kubernetes Architect
Location : Dallas, TX~ Onsite
Relevant Experience (in Yrs.): 10+ years
Detailed Job Description:
• 10+ Years of experience on Azure and 6+ years'' experience on AKS, Istio mesh.
• Design and Development
Key Responsibilities*
Define the target reference architecture for greenfield AKS clusters along with engineering team and ensure how Bluefield cluster remain undisruptive: control plane choices, private clusters, node pool strategy, upgrade/runway, and regional topology.
Lead design for NGINX? Azure Managed Gateway API: HTTP Route/Gateway modelling, TLS/WAF strategy, policy attachments, and weighted/canary traffic for cutover.
Architect Kube net? Azure CNI (Cilium) migration with new clusters with Engineering team: IP planning, subnet sizing, pod density, surge capacity, cordon/drain and service-by-service move plan.
Choose/validate data plane features: Cilium network policy, Kube proxy replacement (if enabled), Hubble visibility, and implications on performance/SNAT.
Standardize identity/secrets: Azure - Key Vault + CSI; cert lifecycle (Key Vault and/or Gateway API).
Establish platform guardrails: Azure Policy, RBAC least privilege, multi tenancy boundaries (namespace/project isolation).
Define/Follow the GitHub standards: reusable workflows, CODEOWNERS, branch protections, environment approvals, and artifact provenance/signing.
Own nonfunctional requirements: SLOs, HA/DR, capacity modelling, performance budgets, and failover patterns for ingress and data plane.
Govern delivery: roadmap, cutover criteria, readiness gates; mentor Platform/DevOps on architectural compliance.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication
- Team collaboration
- Documentation and knowledge sharing
Thanks & Regards
Venkatesh Kundurthi
Recruitment Manager || ASCII Group, LLC
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