Cloud Platform Engineer - Kubernetes

Job summary

The Cloud Native Platform Engineer role focuses on automating operations and streamlining processes while building and maintaining deployment and monitoring tools in cloud environments. Key responsibilities include designing and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms, implementing GitOps-based deployment models, and ensuring observability using tools like Prometheus and Grafana to enhance system reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in cloud engineering or platform engineering roles
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes and distributed systems
• Strong expertise in Azure (AKS) and cloud-native architectures
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools like ArgoCD and Terraform
• Operational experience with observability tools like Dynatrace and Prometheus
• Experience influencing platform/product roadmaps
• Solid background in cloud native engineering concepts and security
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams
• Proven ability to mentor and inspire technical teams

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms
• Manage multi-cluster and multi-region AKS deployments
• Own platform lifecycle management including version upgrades and patching
• Define and enforce standardized AKS architecture patterns
• Partner with application teams to modernize workloads into cloud-native architectures
• Enable scalable, resilient deployments using microservices and event-driven patterns
• Implement GitOps-based deployment models using ArgoCD
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions
• Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
• Automate operational workflows including cluster provisioning and scaling
• Design and maintain platform observability frameworks
• Drive incident management practices and continuous reliability improvements
• Implement secure AKS architectures and enforce container security
• Drive cost optimization and capacity management for AKS and Azure resources

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