Cloud Operations Specialist

AIA Digital+ is seeking a Cloud Operations Specialist to manage information technology infrastructure, applications, and software within AIA and provide technical support to internal users.

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.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from a Four (4) year College or University.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes administration.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure Kubernetes.
• Knowledge and experience with Docker.
• Knowledge and experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge and 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 experience with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.