Senior Technical Lead

Job title: Senior Technical Lead (2 Open positions)

Work Location: Coppell, TX 75019

Rate: $38/hr w2

Client: Infosys (Visa Independent candidates)


Position: 2

Minimum years of experience: 2-3 years

Would you require the candidates to meet you for in person interview? No

Is Skype/WebEx interview, OK? Yes

Is this onsite/remote position: Hybrid

If onsite, will you be considering relocation candidates: Yes


Job Description:

Design, deploy, and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in production and non-production environments.

Configure and maintain Kubernetes workloads including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, and Ingress controllers.

Implement scalable and highly available architectures using AKS best practices (node pools, autoscaling, HA designs).

Manage container lifecycle using Docker and Azure Container Registry (ACR).

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Integrate AKS with Azure networking components such as VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, and Application Gateway (AGIC).

Implement security best practices including RBAC, Azure AD integration, pod security policies, and secrets management.

Monitor cluster health and application performance using Azure Monitor and Grafana.

Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for cluster, networking, and application issues.

Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, ARM, or Bicep.

Manage cluster upgrades, patching, and capacity planning to ensure platform reliability.

Optimize cluster cost and performance through resource tuning and scaling strategies.

Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications to AKS and improve deployment practices.

Enforce governance, compliance, and security standards across Kubernetes environments.

Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Required Experience

2-3 years in AKS

Must Have Skills (Top 3 skills only)

Core Concepts of Kubernetes and its administration

Azure AKS & Cloud Networking

Containerization & CI/CD knowledge