Architect Advanced

Mphasis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Mphasis is seeking a Senior Kubernetes and Microservices Engineer to design, scale, and manage our core cloud-native infrastructure. The role focuses on AKS, complex networking, and high-availability traffic management, with leadership in best-practice patterns.

You will deploy, automate, and optimize across multi-region environments, driving reliability, security, and scalable architectures while guiding CI/CD processes and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in production Kubernetes management.
• 3+ years AKS design and configuration.
• Deep Kubernetes architecture understanding and primitives.
• Advanced networking and traffic management experience.
• CI/CD automation and proactive cluster monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Cluster Management: design, deploy, monitor, and manage AKS clusters.
• Traffic Engineering: analyze and configure complex networking layers.
• System Optimization: ensure reliability, security, and multi-region scalability.
• CI/CD Automation: build and maintain robust pipelines for deployments.
• Architectural Leadership: define Kubernetes best practices and core primitives.

Skills

Kubernetes

AKS

Azure

CI/CD

Networking

Automation & Ops

Traffic Management

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Istio

Linkerd

ArgoCD

Flux

Job description

Job Description

Skill Role Grade Location

Microservice, AKS Engineer Level 6 or 7 Coral Springs

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Kubernetes and Microservices Engineer to design, scale, and manage our core infrastructure. You will lead the deployment, automation, and optimization of our cloud-native platforms. This role focuses heavily on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), complex cloud networking, and high-availability traffic management.

Key Responsibilities

• Cluster Management: Design, deploy, monitor, and manage enterprise-grade AKS clusters.
• Traffic Engineering: Analyze and configure complex networking layers and advanced traffic management solutions.
• System Optimization: Ensure system reliability, security, compliance, and multi-region scalability.
• CI/CD Automation: Build and maintain robust automation pipelines for seamless application deployment.
• Architectural Leadership: Define Kubernetes best practices, architectural patterns, and core primitive usage.

Required Qualifications

• Kubernetes Expertise: 7+ years of hands-on experience with containerization and production Kubernetes management.
• Azure & AKS Focus: 3+ years of specialized experience designing and configuring Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Deep Architectural Knowledge: Expert-level understanding of Kubernetes architecture, objects, and core primitives.
• Advanced Networking: Robust analytical skills in traffic management within complex, multi-layered network topologies.
• Automation & Ops: Proven track record implementing continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and proactive cluster monitoring.
• Advance Traffic Management: Robust Traffic Management analytical skills. Experience with AKS configuration and management within and across complex networking layers

Preferred Skills

• CNCF Certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Bicep.
• Familiarity with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux).

Other details

Salary range $90000 to $173500