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As an Enterprise Kubernetes Architect, you will:

• Define, govern, and promote enterprise-wide Kubernetes architecture standards and best practices.


• Act as a technical ambassador for the central platform team's architectural guidelines across multiple business and technology domains.


• Collaborate with system architects, domain architects, platform engineers, and engineering teams to ensure alignment with enterprise container platform strategies.


• Drive the adoption and optimization of Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and Azure cloud environments.


• Review, challenge, and influence architectural decisions to ensure scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence.


• Design and enhance container orchestration frameworks supporting enterprise-scale applications and services.


• Provide architectural guidance on Kubernetes cluster design, workload management, networking, security, observability, and platform governance.


• Support cloud transformation initiatives by enabling standardized Kubernetes practices across diverse technology landscapes.


• Participate in architecture reviews, platform assessments, roadmap planning, and technology governance activities.


• Advocate DevOps, Agile, cloud-native, and platform engineering principles across development and operations teams.


• Work closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for platform modernization, automation, and operational efficiency improvements.

• 6+ years of overall experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or enterprise architecture roles.


• Extensive hands‑on expertise with Kubernetes in large‑scale enterprise environments.


• Strong experience designing and supporting Kubernetes platforms across both on‑premises and Microsoft Azure cloud environments.


• Deep understanding of containerization technologies, cloud‑native architectures, and microservices platforms.


• Experience defining enterprise platform standards, governance frameworks, and architectural best practices.


• Strong knowledge of platform security, scalability, resilience, networking, and operational management.


• Experience working with DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and Agile delivery models.


• Proven ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate with multiple architecture and engineering teams.


• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

• Design and govern enterprise‑scale Kubernetes platforms and cloud‑native architectures.


• Influence architectural decisions across multiple teams and organizational domains.


• Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable platform solutions.


• Drive adoption of standardized engineering and operational practices.


• Evaluate existing environments and recommend modernization and optimization strategies.


• Balance governance requirements with engineering agility and innovation.


• Communicate architectural concepts effectively to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.


• Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and platform strategy initiatives.


• Work independently while managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

• Opportunity to shape and influence enterprise‑wide Kubernetes and cloud platform strategy.


• Exposure to large‑scale cloud transformation and platform modernization programs.


• A collaborative environment focused on engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.


• Engagement with senior architects, platform teams, and technology leaders across multiple business domains.


• Opportunities to drive cloud‑native adoption and enterprise architecture best practices.


• Challenging technical initiatives involving modern platform engineering, automation, and cloud technologies.