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Job Summary : Azure Kubernetes Engineer – L3 Location: Houston, TX | Experience: 8+ years | Level: L3 Role Summary The Azure Kubernetes Engineer – L3 will provide advanced engineering and operational support for enterprise container platforms hosted on Microsoft Azure. The role is responsible for designing, deploying, securing, troubleshooting, and optimizing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments while serving as the escalation point for complex platform and application issues. Key Responsibilities • Design, deploy, upgrade, and administer highly available AKS clusters across development, test, and production environments. • Provide L3 incident, problem, and root-cause support for Kubernetes, containers, networking, storage, security, and application deployment issues. • Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, ARM/Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, PowerShell, or Azure CLI. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Helm-based deployment standards for containerized workloads. • Configure cluster networking, ingress, load balancing, DNS, private endpoints, service mesh, persistent storage, and Azure identity integration. • Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, capacity management, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus, and Grafana. • Implement platform security controls, including RBAC, Microsoft Entra ID integration, secrets management, image scanning, policy enforcement, and vulnerability remediation. • Drive performance tuning, resiliency, backup, disaster recovery, patching, and cost optimization. • Develop operational runbooks, architecture documents, support procedures, and knowledge articles. • Collaborate with application, cloud, network, security, database, and service management teams; mentor L1/L2 engineers and lead technical escalations. Key Responsibilities Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy, upgrade, and administer highly available AKS clusters across development, test, and production environments.Provide L3 incident, problem, and root-cause support for Kubernetes, containers, networking, storage, security, and application deployment issues.Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, ARM/Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, PowerShell, or Azure CLI.Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Helm-based deployment standards for containerized workloads.Configure cluster networking, ingress, load balancing, DNS, private endpoints, service mesh, persistent storage, and Azure identity integration.Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, capacity management, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus, and Grafana.Implement platform security controls, including RBAC, Microsoft Entra ID integration, secrets management, image scanning, policy enforcement, and vulnerability remediation.Drive performance tuning, resiliency, backup, disaster recovery, patching, and cost optimization.Develop operational runbooks, architecture documents, support procedures, and knowledge articles.Collaborate with application, cloud, network, security, database, and service management teams; mentor L1/L2 engineers and lead technical escalations. Skill Requirements Required Skills • Strong hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service, Kubernetes administration, Docker, and container orchestration. • Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, pods, deployments, services, ingress, namespaces, RBAC, autoscaling, configuration, and troubleshooting. • Strong Azure knowledge, including virtual networks, load balancers, private DNS, storage, Key Vault, managed identities, Azure Container Registry, Azure Policy, and Microsoft Entra ID. • Hands-on experience with Terraform or Bicep and scripting using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Azure CLI. • Experience with Helm, Git, Azure DevOps or GitHub, and enterprise CI/CD practices. • Experience with Linux administration, TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, firewalls, and cloud networking. • Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, and Grafana. • Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills. • Experience working within ITIL-based incident, problem, change, and release management processes. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. • 8+ years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience, including at least 4 years of hands-on Kubernetes and Azure experience. • Demonstrated experience supporting business-critical production environments in an enterprise setting. Preferred Skills • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert. • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS). • Other Requirements • Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux, service mesh technologies, and policy tools such as OPA/Gatekeeper. • Experience with hybrid cloud, enterprise security standards, and regulated environments. Work Requirements • Primary work location: Houston, Texas. • Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and support planned after-hours maintenance or critical incidents. Maximum Salary (US): Minimum Salary (US): Apply now Information at a Glance Why HCLTech? At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first. HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. Compensation and Benefits A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year. Disclaimer Privacy Statement Terms of use Sitemap Raise a Grievance We use cookies on our site. Please read more about cookies policy here. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. 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