Job Description – Azure DevOps Engineer with AKS

Role: Azure DevOps Engineer – AKS

Job Type: Contract – 12 Months

Work Location: Remote

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to build, automate, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate should possess hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes orchestration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and DevOps automation to support cloud-native applications and enterprise deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Implement, configure, and maintain Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor AKS clusters, applications, and cloud infrastructure performance.
• Implement DevOps best practices including automation, logging, monitoring, and security.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and infrastructure teams for seamless deployments.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, Kubernetes cluster failures, and production incidents.
• Configure ingress controllers, networking, autoscaling, and load balancing in AKS.
• Ensure high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and security compliance.
• Implement RBAC, secrets management, and cloud security standards.
• Maintain deployment documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
• Hands-on expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Experience with Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Knowledge of Linux administration and scripting (Bash/PowerShell).
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Understanding of networking, ingress controllers, DNS, and load balancers.
• Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, and version control.
• Good troubleshooting and incident management skills.

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