DevOps Lead - Azure Kubernetes Service
Description
Role:
We are looking for an experienced DevOps Lead L2 with strong expertise in Azure AKS Administration to lead DevOps architecture, CI/CD implementation, infrastructure management, troubleshooting, and technical support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and define the overall DevOps architecture and framework based on client and project requirements.
- Provide technical guidance to the team for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD).
- Manage and drive end-to-end DevOps pipelines across planning, coding, build, testing, staging, release, configuration, and monitoring.
- Administer and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments, including clusters, deployments, namespaces, workloads, networking, scaling, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
- Define and manage IT infrastructure required to support application deployments.
- Evaluate and select appropriate DevOps tools and platforms based on customer requirements.
- Automate infrastructure and application deployment using scripting and DevOps automation practices.
- Support application onboarding from planning through production release.
- Integrate security and compliance throughout the DevOps lifecycle.
- Troubleshoot complex issues related to DevOps implementation, deployments, infrastructure, and application releases.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major incidents and critical issues.
- Handle internal and external customer escalations within defined SLAs.
- Conduct knowledge transfer, share DevOps best practices, and mentor team members.
- Support team management, resource planning, talent requirements, hiring, and training.
Mandatory Skills:
- Azure AKS Administration, Azure Cloud, Kubernetes / AKS, DevOps Architecture, CI/CD, DevOps Pipeline, Infrastructure Management, Troubleshooting and RCA, Automation / Scripting, Application Deployment and Release Management.
Good to Have:
- Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Docker / Containerization, Azure Networking, Monitoring and Logging, DevSecOps, Security and Compliance, Team Leadership.