Cloud Architect - Azure DevOps & Kubernetes Migration

Company Description

Pratiti Technologies is a globally recognized software product development company focused on delivering innovative solutions using digital technologies. The company specializes in Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, Data Science & Analytics, and AR/VR, while also driving advanced architectures like IoT and Digital Twin for innovation in digital transformation. With a growing global presence in countries like the USA, India, Singapore, Switzerland, and Germany, Pratiti Technologies empowers enterprises across industries with tailored solutions. Committed to fostering collaboration, innovation, and growth, the company provides an environment for technology craftsmen to thrive and excel.

Role Overview

Technical Lead

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture & Containerization

• Legacy Modernization:

  Design and implement a containerization strategy for legacy software, ensuring stable operation within AKS.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

  Lead the automated provisioning and lifecycle management of the platform using Terraform, Bicep, or Pulumi.

• Feature Adaptation:

  Collaborate with developers to ensure core software and FDS features (Storage, Gateway, Core Services) are optimized for a distributed, containerized environment.

2. Migration & Lifecycle Management

• Data-Driven Migration:

  Develop and execute a robust migration path for non-containerized application instances to AKS, prioritizing

  data integrity

  and minimal downtime.

• Automated CI/CD:

  Build end-to-end pipelines for application updates, automated rollbacks, and platform upgrades (e.g., AKS versioning and node image patching).

3. Resilience, Observability & Security

• Full-Stack Observability:

  Implement a comprehensive monitoring and logging suite (Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK) with defined retention and alerting policies.

• Disaster Recovery:

  Establish automated backup, environment cloning, and BCP/DR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) capabilities.

• Compliance:

  Lead the

  Azure Well-Architected Review

  and

  Threat Risk Assessment (TRA)

  , ensuring the infrastructure meets all security and governance standards.

4. Leadership & Enablement

• Operational Handoff:

  Author high-quality "Cookbooks" and Runbooks. Conduct knowledge transfer sessions to SRE and Operations teams.

• Stakeholder Management:

  Work closely with CApS and security teams to align technical delivery with organizational requirements.

Essential Experience

• Azure Mastery:

  Deep expertise in Azure networking, storage, and identity management (Entra ID/RBAC).

• Kubernetes Expert:

  Extensive experience managing

  AKS

  in production, including Helm charts, Ingress controllers, and service meshes.

• Migration Track Record:

  Proven experience migrating stateful legacy applications into containers.

• Testing & Benchmarking:

  Experience with automated infrastructural and resilience testing (e.g., Chaos Engineering, load testing).

Preferred Tools & Skills

• CI/CD:

  Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions.

• Security:

  Azure Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Network Security Groups.

• Legacy Integration:

  Familiarity with

  J2EE

  legacy stack environments is a plus.