Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Kubernetes & Platform Engineer to design build secure and operate enterprise-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms. This role will lead AKS platform architecture cluster design DevSecOps enablement automation observability security hardening and production readiness across multiple environments. The engineer will collaborate with architects application teams security teams DevOps and operations teams to deliver a scalable secure and reliable Kubernetes platform on Azure.

• AKS Platform Design Define Kubernetes cluster architecture node pools networking ingress scaling and workload isolation.
• CI/CD & GitOps Implement CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployment patterns using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins or GitLab.
• Networking & Security Configure Azure networking (VNets private clusters load balancers DNS certificates service mesh) and enforce RBAC Azure AD/Entra ID integration managed identities Key Vault image scanning and policy enforcement.
• Observability Implement monitoring logging and alerting using Azure Monitor Log Analytics Prometheus Grafana and OpenTelemetry.
• Automation Automate infrastructure using Terraform Bicep ARM templates Helm and scripting (Bash PowerShell Python).
• Production Support Troubleshoot production issues perform upgrades/patching optimize performance and resolve incidents.
• Standards & Mentorship Create platform standards reusable templates runbooks and mentor engineers on Kubernetes best practices.

• 10 years of overall IT experience with 5 years in cloud/platform engineering.
• 3 years of hands-on Kubernetes/AKS implementation and operations experience.
• Strong expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Kubernetes architecture and Azure cloud services.
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker) Helm charts Kubernetes networking services deployments config maps secrets storage classes and autoscaling.
• Experience with Azure networking (VNets subnets private endpoints DNS firewalls load balancers).
• Hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Bicep) CI/CD tools and GitOps frameworks (Argo CD Flux).
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes security RBAC image registry secrets management and policy enforcement.
• Skilled in monitoring/troubleshooting production workloads with Prometheus Grafana Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.

Pi-square technologies is a Michigan (USA) Headquartered Automotive Embedded Engineering Services company Synergy Partner for major OEMs and Tier 1s and their implementation partners in Automotive Embedded Product Development Projects Requirements Analysis Software Design Software Implementation Efficient Build Release Process and turnkey software V & V Services. We have more than 20 years of industry expertise with specialization in the latest cutting-edge automotive technologies such as Infotainment connected vehicles Cyber security OTA and Advanced Safety/ Body electronics.