Azure Cloud Engineer in Hyderabad, भारत

Job Title : Azure Cloud EngineerLocation : Hyderabad - (Hybrid)Total Yrs. of Experience : 8+ YearsDuration : Contract to Hire (C2H)Notice Period : Immediate Joiners to 30 DaysJob Description :Key Responsibilities :1. AKS Platform Ownership (Kubernetes Management) :- Design, provision, and manage AKS clusters: node pools, autoscaling, upgrades, backup/restore, and lifecycle operations.2. Build & Deploy Expert (CI/CD & GitOps) :- Own build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions; standardize Helm charts, artifacts, and implement GitOps with Argo CD or Flux.3. Azure Application Gateway (WAF) & Ingress :- Configure and manage Azure Application Gateway with WAF; integrate AGIC with AKS for L7 routing, SSL/TLS termination, and certificate lifecycle via Key Vault.4. Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) :- Develop and maintain Terraform modules for AKS, Application Gateway, ACR, networking, and related Azure resources.- Ensure reusable, version-controlled, and automated deployments.5. Container Platform Standards :- Define and enforce standards for namespaces, resource quotas, HPA/Cluster Autoscaler, pod disruption budgets, and secure base images.6. Release Strategies & Reliability :- Implement blue/green, canary deployments, and rollback strategies; ensure high availability and resilience for production workloads.7. Troubleshooting & L3 Support :- Lead incident response and root cause analysis for AKS workloads, ingress/routing issues, build/deploy failures, and performance bottlenecks.8. Collaboration, Documentation & Mentorship :- Work closely with application teams for AKS onboarding; create runbooks, architecture diagrams, and mentor engineers on Kubernetes and Terraform best practices. (ref:hirist.tech)