Cloud Engineer

Kubernetes Specialist – Azure Cloud

Important:

The role is full remote in the Philippine.

The contract provided is B2B

The candidate need to cover the EST time zone.

Main Responsibilities:

- Plan and execute full-scale migrations of applications to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

- Optimize Kubernetes clusters for high availability, security, and efficiency.

- Design and manage multi-cluster, multi-region AKS deployments with advanced networking.

- Develop automation solutions, custom controllers, and Kubernetes operators.

- Implement service mesh technologies to enhance microservices communication and security.

- Enforce Kubernetes security policies, including RBAC, network policies, and container runtime security.

- Ensure compliance with Azure security best practices for Kubernetes workloads.

- Work closely with developers to support Kubernetes configurations, Helm charts, and Kustomize overlays.

- Promote GitOps methodologies to enable development teams to manage their deployments efficiently.

- Advocate for best practices in CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure as code.

Desired Experience:

- 5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes in production environments.

- Strong expertise in AKS cluster design, networking, and security best practices.

- Hands-on experience with blue/green deployments, node pool strategies, and workload optimization.

- Proficiency in Helm, Kustomize, Terraform, and scripting languages (Bash, Python, PowerShell).

- Deep understanding of Azure networking, identity management, and Kubernetes security.

- Experience managing AKS deployments with GitOps tools like ArgoCD.

- Familiarity with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Azure Monitor is a plus.

- Exposure to policy enforcement tools like Kyverno or OPA/Gatekeeper is beneficial.

Certifications:

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA),

- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD),

- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).