DevOps (AKS) Build - AI/Gen AI

AKS and DevOps Build for AI/Gen AI

Permanent with VDart Digital

Remote

General Day Shift IST Time Zone

Experience Required - 6+ Years

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), and Helm
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, scaling, resiliency, and threat mitigation strategies
• Experience building and maintaining pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Proficiency in ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, CLI, or Python
• Expertise in Azure RBAC, Azure AD, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Proven ability to design and enforce least-privilege access models
• Deep knowledge of Azure Policy, Security Center / Defender for Cloud, and policy-driven governance
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA)
• Experience in governance reporting, audit readiness, and external audit preparation
• Experience with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Azure Monitor
• Familiarity with Azure AI services, including Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Services
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven experience creating technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and onboarding guides
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead application and workload migrations from legacy environments to AKS
• Act as SME for AKS and containerization best practices
• Provide hands-on support for developer onboarding and troubleshooting
• Automate provisioning and integration of GenAI use cases using Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Services
• Support pipeline integrations with Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions
• Guide teams in containerizing applications, preparing Dockerfiles, and modernizing apps for AKS
• Collaborate with infra, network, and security teams to address dependencies
• Implement and operationalize Microsoft Security Advisor recommendations
• Design and enforce RBAC models across subscriptions and resources
• Automate compliance checks and enforce policies using Azure Policy
• Support audit readiness and deliver governance/compliance reporting
• Continuously evaluate cloud configurations for vulnerabilities and recommend improvements
• Contribute to incident response and root-cause analysis for security events
• Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and best practice playbooks
• Develop onboarding guides for AKS and platform services
• Contribute to monitoring and observability tooling