Azure Kubernetes Platform Engineer

AIA Hong Kong and Macau; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Digital+ is seeking an AKS Engineer to design, build, and operate secure Kubernetes platforms on Microsoft Azure. You will deploy workloads, automate provisioning with Terraform, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in Cloud Infrastructure/Platform Engineering, strong scripting skills in PowerShell/Bash/Python, and deep knowledge of AKS, Docker, and cloud security best practices. Excellent collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes administration.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in production cloud environments.
• Experience with monitoring and logging platforms.
• Knowledge of Azure networking, DNS, load balancing, and cloud security best practices.
• Scripting with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, manage, and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
• Administer Kubernetes workloads, node pools, ingress, scaling, networking, and storage.
• Build and maintain Docker containers and Kubernetes deployment configurations.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes, infrastructure, networking, and application deployment issues.
• Implement Kubernetes and Azure security best practices including RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and workload identity.
• Support high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and platform reliability initiatives.
• Collaborate with development and architecture teams to improve platform scalability and deployment efficiency.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, standards, and runbooks.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

Skills

AKS expertise

Kubernetes admin

Docker

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Bash

Python scripting

Networking concepts

Troubleshooting

Monitoring/logging

RBAC security

Security best practices

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AIA Digital+ is seeking an AKS Engineer to design, build, and operate secure Kubernetes platforms on Microsoft Azure. You will deploy workloads, automate provisioning with Terraform, and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in Cloud Infrastructure/Platform Engineering, strong scripting skills in PowerShell/Bash/Python, and deep knowledge of AKS, Docker, and cloud security best practices. Excellent collaboration is essential.