Lead Cloud Platform Architect (AKS-Azure Kubernetes Service)

? Location: Remote

? Experience: 8+ Years

We are seeking a Lead Cloud Platform Architect (AKS) with solid hands-on experience in designing, building, and governing enterprise-scale cloud platforms on Azure. The ideal candidate should be able to architect, implement, and mentor teams while driving platform decisions and best practices. Based on the uploaded role profile. [Role_Profi...hitect_AKS | PDF]

Must-Have Skills

✅ Microsoft Azure &

- AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)

✅ Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

✅ GitOps (FluxCD / ArgoCD)

✅ Kubernetes Architecture &

- Administration

✅ Azure Networking (Azure CNI, Hub-Spoke, Private Endpoints, Azure Firewall, NAT Gateway)

✅ Microsoft Entra ID, Managed Identity &

- RBAC

✅ Azure Key Vault &

- Secrets Management

✅ CI/CD (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions)

✅ Helm &

- Kustomize

✅ Observability (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana)

✅ Policy as Code (Azure Policy, Kyverno, Gatekeeper)

✅ Backup, Disaster Recovery &

- High Availability





✅ Container Security, Image Scanning &

- Supply Chain Security

✅ Cost Optimization &

- FinOps

Key Responsibilities

- Architect and build scalable, secure Azure AKS platforms.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Establish GitOps, CI/CD, monitoring, security, and governance frameworks.
- Define platform standards, upgrade strategies, and operational runbooks.
- Drive technical decision-making and mentor engineering teams.
- Ensure platform reliability, compliance, and cost optimization.

Nice to Have ⭐

- CKA / CKS / AZ-305 / AZ-400 Certifications

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- Financial services or regulated industry experience

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- Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd)

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- Platform Engineering &
- Internal Developer Platforms (Backstage)

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- Looking for a hands-on Architect who can design, build, automate, and lead cloud platform transformations on Azure AKS. ?

Skills: devops,terraform,kubernetes,azure,gitops,cloud

📌 Lead Cloud Platform Architect (AKS-Azure Kubernetes Service) (India)
🏢 Art Technology and Software
📍 India