AKS Architect
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Description
Role & responsibilities
AKS Solution Architect: - Primary & Mandatory skills
Key words Solution architect , AKS Architect, Terraform ( IAC ) , HLD & LLD , Cloud Adoption framework
- Designed and delivered enterprise-scale AKS platform architectures, including High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) artifacts covering networking, security, identity, disaster recovery, scalability, and operational requirements.
- Led infrastructure automation initiatives using Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, and GitOps practices to standardize AKS platform provisioning, configuration management, and lifecycle operations across multiple environments.
- Architected secure and scalable Azure solutions leveraging AKS, Azure Container Registry (ACR), Private Link, Private DNS Zones, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Azure KeyVault, Ingress controller, Gateway API, Managed Identities, and hub-spoke network topologies.
- Drove platform cost optimization strategies through right-sizing, node pool design, autoscaling, Spot Node Pools, workload placement, resource governance, and Azure cost management recommendations to maximize cloud efficiency.
- Owned end-to-end solution design and delivery, translating business requirements into technical architectures, managing feature roadmaps, and driving implementation using Azure DevOps Boards, Agile methodologies, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
- Provided technical leadership and governance by establishing architecture standards, conducting design reviews, onboarding application teams, and introducing new AKS platform capabilities and Azure services to improve reliability, security, and operational excellence.
