Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure AKS)

Location: Pune (Hybrid)
Experience: 8+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Azure Cloud, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux Administration. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, automating, and managing cloud-native platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes-based environments while ensuring security, scalability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Administer and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in production environments.
• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Harness.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement DevOps best practices, automation, and infrastructure reliability initiatives.
• Monitor platform health, performance, and availability using Azure monitoring solutions.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and application issues across Linux environments.
• Collaborate with Development, Security, and Operations teams to deliver secure cloud-native solutions.
• Implement DevSecOps and GitOps practices to improve deployment quality and security.
• Manage secrets, certificates, and cloud security controls across environments.
• Ensure platform scalability, compliance, and operational stability.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• GitHub Actions
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Linux Administration & Production Support
• CI/CD Pipeline Design & Implementation
• Azure Networking, IAM, Storage, Monitoring & Logging
• Troubleshooting of Kubernetes and Azure-based environments

Good to Have

• Harness
• Terraform
• Azure DevOps
• Helm
• Prometheus & Grafana
• Bash, Python, or PowerShell Scripting
• GitOps & DevSecOps Practices
• Service Mesh Technologies

Required Experience

• 8 to 12 years of overall experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related domains.
• Strong experience managing production-grade Kubernetes environments on Azure.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud platforms and deployment ecosystems.
• Exposure to secure CI/CD implementations and cloud security best practices.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.