Senior Azure Platform Engineer: AKS, API Management, CI/CD

GFT TECHNOLOGIES SE; Town of Poland (NY); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical, sport, lunch subsidy

Online training and certifications

Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/y)

Job summary

GFT Poland is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Architect to drive the design, evolution and operation of strategic Azure-based platform solutions. You will blend architecture, platform engineering and DevOps expertise to deliver secure, scalable cloud services in a regulated enterprise environment.

You will design and implement enterprise-scale Azure solutions, define architecture standards, and lead AKS-based deployments while collaborating with international teams.

Qualifications

• Design and implement Azure platform solutions.
• Define cloud architecture standards and best practices.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and AKS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Azure platform solutions.
• Define cloud architecture standards and best practices.
• Design, deploy and maintain Kubernetes platforms using AKS.
• Manage and secure APIs through Azure API Management.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Lead production releases and release management activities.
• Govern and support multiple environments across the delivery lifecycle.
• Investigate production incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Support critical production systems and platform services.
• Drive platform governance and operational excellence initiatives.
• Implement and support security controls and platform standards.
• Collaborate with international and cross-functional teams.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
• Expert knowledge of Azure cloud services and architecture.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience with Azure API Management (APIM).
• Experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Experience in platform architecture and platform engineering.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes and automation.
• Experience managing production deployments and release processes.
• Experience supporting complex production environments.
• Experience performing incident management and root cause analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Experience implementing cloud governance and security standards.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Kubernetes

AKS

Azure API Management

CI/CD

Incident management

IAM

Cloud architecture

Security controls

Platform engineering

Tools

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure API Management

Job description

GFT Poland is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Architect to drive the design, evolution and operation of strategic Azure-based platform solutions. You will blend architecture, platform engineering and DevOps expertise to deliver secure, scalable cloud services in a regulated enterprise environment.

You will design and implement enterprise-scale Azure solutions, define architecture standards, and lead AKS-based deployments while collaborating with international teams.