Software Consultant - DevOps

Key Responsibilities

• Application Deployment & Orchestration: Package, deploy, and maintain complex applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Kubernetes Architecture: Oversee cluster architecture, namespace topology, ingress controllers, service meshes, and stateful/stateless workloads.
• Autoscaling & Observability: Implement workload autoscaling using custom application and infrastructure metrics.
• Cluster Security & Hardening: Enforce container security best practices, perform base image hardening, implement network policies, manage RBAC, and integrate continuous security scanning into deployment pipelines.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Integration: Integrate Kubernetes clusters with native Azure and AWS services (e.g., IAM/Entra ID integration, key vaults, storage, secret management, and cloud networking).
• Core Experience
• 8–10 years of overall IT experience
• 5+ years of hands-on experience specifically deploying, configuring, and managing enterprise production workloads on Kubernetes.
• Deep operational expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (Primary) and Amazon EKS (Secondary).
• Must-Have Skillset
• Kubernetes Architecture: Thorough understanding of control plane components, ETCD, Kubelet, CNI plug-ins, CSI drivers, and Kubernetes networking primitives.
• Helm & Helmfile: Proficient in writing modular Helm charts, managing multi-environment releases via Helmfile, and templating complex application stacks.
• KEDA Autoscaling: Direct experience configuring KEDA scaled objects, scalers, and custom metrics (Prometheus, Azure Monitor, Kafka, queues, etc.) for event-driven autoscaling.
• Security & Image Hardening: Deep understanding of container security concepts, including:
• Container base image hardening and vulnerability scanning.
• Pod Security Standards (PSS) / Admission Controllers (OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno).
• Secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, External Secrets Operator).
• Least-privilege RBAC and node-level isolation.
• Cloud Services Knowledge: Strong grasp of core AWS and Azure services (VNet/VPC, Identity/IAM, Load Balancers, Key Vaults/KMS).
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Required Qualifications & Skills