Senior Azure Kubernetes Engineer

Cognizant

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Work type
Remote
Location
Mesa, AZ
Salary
$113,000–$130,000 / yr
Posted
19 days ago
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior Azure Kubernetes Engineer

As a Senior Azure Kubernetes Engineer, you will join the healthcare technology team to design, operate, and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service platforms supporting TriZetto QNXT workloads in healthcare payer environments. You will be responsible for provisioning secure, scalable clusters across non-production, production, and disaster recovery environments. Your daily tasks include managing namespaces, node pools, ingress, and autoscaling while implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep. You will enforce security controls via Microsoft Entra ID and Kubernetes RBAC, establish observability using Azure Monitor and Container Insights, and manage AKS lifecycle upgrades. The role requires deploying containerized .NET applications and supporting Microsoft SQL Server connectivity. You must possess expertise in Kubernetes operations, virtual networks, Helm charts, and supporting mission-critical production systems within PHI-regulated environments.

What you'll do

  • Design, provision, and operate secure, scalable Azure Kubernetes Service clusters for production and disaster recovery environments.
  • Manage Kubernetes namespaces, node pools, ingress, autoscaling, and service networking.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep for repeatable Azure environment builds.
  • Enforce identity and security controls using Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, and Kubernetes RBAC.
  • Establish monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Container Insights, and Kubernetes metrics.
  • Manage the AKS lifecycle, including upgrades, release readiness, and production troubleshooting.
  • Deploy and operate containerized .NET applications and manage Microsoft SQL Server connectivity and performance.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes platforms, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service, in production environments.
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes operations including cluster builds, node pool management, autoscaling, ingress, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with Azure infrastructure services including virtual networks, subnets, load balancers, identity, monitoring, and secure connectivity.
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
  • Experience supporting containerized enterprise applications or mission-critical production systems.
  • Experience creating and managing Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments.
  • Hands-on experience operating .NET / ASP.NET Core applications in containerized environments.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, including connectivity, performance, and high-availability considerations.

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