Azure Kubernetes Architect

Azure Kubernetes Architect Hybrid: 3 days a week on-site Job Requirements: 10+ Years of experience on Azure and 6+ years experience on AKS, istio mesh. Design and Development Key Responsibilities - Define the target reference architecture for greenfield AKS clusters along with engineering team and ensure how bluefield cluster remain undisruptive: control plane choices, private clusters, node pool strategy, upgrade/runway, and regional topology. - Lead design for NGINX Azure Managed Gateway API: HTTPRoute/Gateway modeling, TLS/WAF strategy, policy attachments, and weighted/canary traffic for cutover. - Architect kubenet Azure CNI (Cilium) migration with new clusters with Engineering team: IP planning, subnet sizing, pod density, surge capacity, cordon/drain and service-by-service move plan. - Choose/validate dataplane features: Cilium network policy, kube proxy replacement (if enabled), Hubble visibility, and implications on performance/SNAT. - Standardize identity/secrets: Azure - ...