Role: Kubernetes Architect (AKS) Location: MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Hybrid

Job Requirement s:• 10+ Years of experience on Azure and 6+ years’ experience on AKS, istio mes h.• Design and Developme

nt Key Responsibilit ies- Define the target reference architecture for greenfield AKS clusters along with engineering team and ensure how bluefield cluster remain undisruptive: control plane choices, private clusters, node pool strategy, upgrade/runway, and regional topolo gy.- Lead design for NGINX → Azure Managed Gateway API: HTTPRoute/Gateway modeling, TLS/WAF strategy, policy attachments, and weighted/canary traffic for cutov er.- Architect kubenet → Azure CNI (Cilium) migration with new clusters with Engineering team: IP planning, subnet sizing, pod density, surge capacity, cordon/drain and service-by-service move pl an.- Choose/validate dataplane features: Cilium network policy, kube proxy replacement (if enabled), Hubble visibility, and implications on performance/SN AT.- Standardize identity/secrets: Azure - Key Vault + CSI; cert lifecycle (Key Vault and/or Gateway AP I).- Establish platform guardrails: Azure Policy, RBAC least privilege, multi tenancy boundaries (namespace/project isolatio n).- Define/Follow the GitHub standards: reusable workflows, CODEOWNERS, branch protections, environment approvals, and artifact provenance/signi ng.- Own non functional requirements: SLOs, HA/DR, capacity modeling, performance budgets, and failover patterns for ingress and data pla ne.- Govern delivery: roadmap, cutover criteria, readiness gates; mentor Platform/DevOps on architectural complian

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Section IV - Job Qualifications & S killsSoft S kills- Excellent communic ation- Team collabor ation- Documentation and knowledge sh

aring Education Requir ementsBachelor's/master’s in computer science or equivalent (can be marked optional or fle

xible) Thanks & r egards,Lakshmi B havani Appto za Inc.Phone: 437-291-3224 E xt 1105Mail id : Lakshmi.bhavani@appt oza.comLinkedin : linkedin.com/in/lakshmi-lucky-02

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