What are the responsibilities and job description for the Microservices Kubernetes (AKS) Engineer || Coral Springs, FL || Onsite position at NJTECH INC.?
Microservices Kubernetes (AKS) Engineer || Coral Springs, FL || Onsite
Job Title: Microservices Kubernetes (AKS) Engineer
Location: Coral Springs, FL (Preferred) / Remote (Based on Project Requirements)
Work Mode: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Microservices Kubernetes (AKS) Engineer with strong expertise in Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and containerized application platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and managing highly available AKS clusters while supporting microservices-based applications. This role requires deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, traffic management, networking, security, and CI/CD automation to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure cloud-native deployments.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, deploy, and manage enterprise-scale Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
Implement and support containerized microservices architectures using Kubernetes.
Configure, optimize, and maintain Kubernetes clusters for high availability, scalability, and performance.
Develop and implement Kubernetes deployment strategies, including rolling updates and blue-green/canary deployments.
Configure networking, ingress controllers, load balancing, service mesh, and traffic routing within AKS environments.
Monitor cluster health, performance, and security while proactively resolving infrastructure issues.
Automate Kubernetes deployments and infrastructure provisioning using CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Application Development teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.
Implement Kubernetes security best practices, RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and compliance standards.
Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning across Kubernetes environments.
Document infrastructure architecture, deployment procedures, and operational best practices.
Required Skills:
7 years of experience with containerization technologies and Kubernetes administration.
3 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, objects, controllers, and core primitives (Pods, Deployments, Services, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Ingress, etc.).
Strong experience managing production-grade AKS clusters.
Experience with container technologies such as Docker.
Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking, traffic management, ingress controllers, load balancing, and service discovery.
Experience configuring and managing AKS across complex enterprise networking environments.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep).
Strong knowledge of Azure networking, Virtual Networks (VNets), NSGs, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, and Azure DNS.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Key Note:
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AKS, containerization, and Azure cloud is mandatory.
Candidates with expertise in Kubernetes networking, traffic management, CI/CD automation, and enterprise-scale AKS deployments will be highly preferred.