Azure Kubernetes Architect

MethodHub; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

MethodHub in Houston, TX is seeking a hands-on AKS Cloud Architect with advanced Terraform scripting to design, provision, deploy, secure, and harden Azure Kubernetes Service environments for enterprise workloads. You will drive infrastructure as code and manage multi-environment deployments across Development, QA, and Production.

You will implement CI/CD pipelines, Helm charts, private networking, Ent ra ID integration, and RBAC, ensuring ongoing security, resilience, and scalable performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AKS cloud architecture with Terraform scripting experience.
• Ability to design, provision, deploy, secure, and harden AKS environments for enterprise workloads.

Responsibilities

• Write production-grade Terraform scripts and modularize infrastructure.
• Provision AKS clusters using Azure IaC.
• Manage multiple environments: Development, QA, UAT, Production.
• Automate deployment through CI/CD pipelines.
• Configure Kubernetes Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets.
• Secure AKS with private networking, Entra ID, and least-privilege RBAC.
• Configure network policies, autoscaling, and rollback strategies.
• Establish disaster recovery, backups, and upgrade procedures.
• Perform load testing and capacity planning for production traffic.
• Set up centralized monitoring, alerts, and logging.

Skills

AKS

Terraform scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Security

Tools

Azure

Helm

ACR

Git

Job description

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: 3-6 Months

Client: Direct

Primary Requirement: Looking for a strong, hands-on AKS Cloud Architect with advanced Terraform scripting experience, who can design, provision, deploy, secure, and harden Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments to handle enterprise-level production workloads. The candidate must be capable of taking an AKS platform from initial infrastructure provisioning to a fully operational, secure, highly available, and production-ready environment.

Responsibilities

Terraform Infrastructure Automation

• Write production-grade Terraform scripts from scratch.
• Create reusable Terraform modules for AKS, networking, identities, ACR, and monitoring.
• Implement remote state management with controlled access and locking.
• Provision AKS clusters using Azure infrastructure as code.
• Manage multiple environments: Development, QA, UAT, and Production.
• Automate infrastructure deployment through CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot Terraform state drift and deployment failures.

AKS Service Deployment

• Deploy microservices and containerized applications into AKS.
• Configure Kubernetes Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, and Secrets.
• Deploy applications using Helm charts.
• Configure application gateways, ingress controllers, TLS, and DNS.
• Implement rolling deployments, readiness checks, and rollback strategies.
• Troubleshoot failed deployments, networking, and application performance.
• Secure AKS with private networking, Microsoft Entra ID, and least-privilege RBAC.
• Implement network policies, workload identity, and secure secret access.
• Configure resource requests, limits, autoscaling, and pod disruption budgets.
• Perform load testing and capacity planning for production traffic.
• Configure centralized monitoring, alerts, and logging.
• Establish disaster recovery, backup, patching, and upgrade procedures.