Azure Kubernetes Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and support containerized application platforms within the enterprise Azure cloud environment.

• Provide scalable, reliable, and secure Kubernetes-based solutions as a senior individual contributor.

• Deploy, configure, and maintain both production and non-production AKS clusters in line with enterprise standards.

• Oversee cluster lifecycle activities, including upgrades, scaling, node management, and workload integrations.

• Construct and optimize CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads utilizing Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.

• Create and maintain Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and infrastructure-as-code.

• Enforce AKS security controls, which include RBAC, Azure AD integration, image scanning, secrets management, and network security.

• Monitor workloads using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus/Grafana, and other observability tools.

• Actively resolve performance and reliability challenges.

• Collaborate with application teams and architects on scalable microservices and containerized solutions.

• Maintain documentation, runbooks, architectural patterns, and operational standards.

• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for AKS and associated cloud platform services.

• Support governance, compliance, and audit requirements for Kubernetes environments.

• Attend select interview steps in person if requested.

⛳️ Requirements

• A University Degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with a minimum of 5 years experience.

• Over 5 years of experience with cloud platforms.

• More than 3 years of hands-on experience with Azure.

• At least 2 years of experience supporting or managing production Kubernetes clusters, with AKS preferred.

• Understanding of container architecture, Docker, and orchestration fundamentals.

• Knowledgeable in Azure networking, security, managed identities, and resource architecture.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Bicep.

• Familiarity with GitOps methodologies such as Flux and ArgoCD.

• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Extensive hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments.

• Experience with system configuration, monitoring, patching, and performance optimization.

• Proficient in diagnostic skills across distributed systems, including compute, networking, storage, and application layers.

• Must possess authorization to work in the U.S. without company immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

• Preferred: Azure certifications AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, or AZ-500.

• Preferred: Kubernetes certifications CKA or CKAD.

• Preferred: Experience with service mesh architectures such as Istio or Linkerd, or ingress controllers.

• Preferred: Exposure to cost optimization strategies for Kubernetes.

• Preferred: Understanding of microservices architecture patterns and distributed system design.

• No security clearance is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Compensation.

• Healthcare.

• Wellness benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Work/life benefits.

• Parental (including paternal) leave.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Achievement awards.

• Educational assistance.

• Child/adult backup care.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• 401(k) match.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee assistance program.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off.

• Holidays.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility-dependent; payments not guaranteed).