Azure DevOps Engineer

Our Client, an IT Services and Consultant company, is looking for an Azure DevOps Engineer for their Phoenix, AZ  location.
 
Responsibilities:

• AKS Architecture & Platform Engineering
• Design, implement, and manage end-to-end Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) platforms for mission-critical applications.
• Architect highly available, scalable, and resilient Kubernetes environments aligned with enterprise standards.
• Optimize cluster performance through node pool design, autoscaling strategies, resource allocation, and workload tuning.
• Provision and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar tools).
• Implement automated environment provisioning and configuration management across development, testing, and production environments.
• DevOps & Automation
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitOps practices, and Helm charts to streamline application delivery.
• Manage container lifecycle processes, including image repositories, deployment automation, and release management.
• Integrate Azure Container Registry (ACR) and enforce image governance, vulnerability scanning, and security controls.
• Support Kubernetes batch processing workloads using Jobs and CronJobs.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement and maintain AKS security controls, including RBAC, Azure Entra ID (Azure AD) integration, network segmentation, and Kubernetes security best practices.
• Secure workloads through secrets management, pod security standards, mTLS communication, and runtime protection controls.
• Partner with security teams to implement vulnerability management, compliance monitoring, and remediation activities using tools such as Wiz.io and Microsoft Defender.
• Design secure API communication patterns and integrate API gateways and service meshes where appropriate.
• Networking & Connectivity
• Design and manage AKS networking using Azure CNI, Calico, ingress controllers, and Azure Application Gateway.
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues involving DNS, service discovery, ingress/egress traffic, and hybrid connectivity.
• Support integration of AKS workloads with Azure services including API Management (APIM), Key Vault, Application Gateway, and other platform services.
• Observability & Reliability Engineering
• Implement enterprise monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing tools.
• Develop dashboards, operational metrics, and health monitoring capabilities to ensure platform reliability and performance.
• Lead backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning for Kubernetes platforms.
• Monitor platform health, availability, capacity, and operational performance to meet established SLAs.
• Technical Leadership
• Lead implementation of advanced Kubernetes capabilities such as service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and platform modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and product teams to establish AKS standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams on Kubernetes, containerization, cloud architecture, and DevOps practices.
• Partner with architecture and security teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant cloud-native solutions.

• Years of Experience:   12.00 Years of Experience

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities