Azure Infra/AKS SME

Kaizen Global Technologies

Employment: Permanent Role

Experience: 7+ years

Location: Sydney, Australia - Hybrid

Eligibility: Candidates must have the right to work in Australia (Citizen, PR, Valid Visa holders).

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments, including cluster provisioning, node pools, deployments, upgrades, and patching.
  • Administer Azure infrastructure including VMs, VNets, NSGs, Storage, Key Vault, App Services, and related services.
  • Ensure high availability, security, and performance across Azure environments.
  • Implement RBAC, identity management, Azure Policy, and governance standards.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure, Linux, containers, and distributed systems using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
  • Manage and optimize Azure networking including VNets, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, and Firewalls.
  • Support and enhance Terraform modules, manage remote state, and resolve deployment/state drift issues.
  • Build and maintain Azure DevOps YAML CI/CD pipelines, secure integrations, approvals, and deployment workflows for containerized applications.
  • Collaborate on cost optimization (FinOps) and infrastructure reliability improvements.

Required Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes in production.
  • Expertise in Azure Infrastructure Administration and networking.
  • Experience with Terraform (IaC) and module-based deployments.
  • Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and containerized workloads.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and automation skills across cloud and Linux environments.

Please drop your CV to ***email_hidden***