Principal, Centralized "Azure Kubernetes Service" (AKS)
Core
Lead the architecture, engineering, and governance of enterprise-grade, centralized, multi-tenant Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms to enable developer self-service, standardization, and security at scale.
Role type
Principal, Centralized AKS Platform Engineer
Builds
Centralized, multi-tenant AKS clusters and platform capabilities for enterprise workloads
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Centralized AKS platform design, multi-tenant cluster management, GitOps (ArgoCD), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep), Azure Networking (Hub-Spoke, Private Link), Identity & Access (Azure AD, RBAC), Observability (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana), Policy enforcement (Azure Policy, OPA/Gatekeeper), Secrets management (Azure Key Vault)
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud experience (AWS/EKS), Service mesh, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)/CKAD, FinOps
Technologies
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform, Bicep, Azure AD, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, NGINX, AGIC, Azure Firewall, Azure Policy, OPA/Gatekeeper, Azure Key Vault, CSI drivers, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
Responsibilities
Design and evolve centralized AKS platform architecture, enforce platform governance and security standards, implement GitOps-driven operations, manage cluster reliability and incident response, mentor engineering teams, drive automation and self-service adoption
Seniority
Principal, technical authority & strategic leadership