Infrastructure Architect - Contractor

Technical Lead and Infrastructure Specialist with deep expertise in provisioning and securing Azure environments, architecting enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms, and deploying production OpenShift and AKS clusters. Combines hands-on infrastructure delivery with technical leadership across cloud-native and hybrid workloads.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Azure Infrastructure & Provisioning

• End-to-end Azure infrastructure provisioning and architecture (compute, networking, storage,

identity).

• Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates.

• Azure landing zones, hub-and-spoke network topology, and governance at scale.

• Virtual networks, VNet peering, load balancers, application gateways, and private endpoints.

• Azure subscription, resource group, and management group design.

Azure Security

• Azure security architecture and hardening across identity, network, and data layers.

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity

Management.

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and security baselines/compliance.

• Network security groups, Azure Firewall, Key Vault, and secrets management.

• Zero Trust principles, encryption, and workload protection.

Kubernetes & AKS.

• Designing, building, and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.

• Cluster provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and node pool management.

• AKS networking (Azure CNI, Kubenet), ingress controllers, and service mesh.

• Workload identity, pod security, and AKS hardening.

• Helm, GitOps, and CI/CD integration for containerized workloads.

Red Hat OpenShift

• Deploying and managing OpenShift clusters (self-managed and Azure Red Hat OpenShift /

ARO).

• Cluster installation, configuration, and lifecycle operations.

• OpenShift networking, operators, and platform security.

• Containerized application deployment and platform administration.

Technical Leadership

• Technical lead for Azure services and infrastructure initiatives.

• Solution design, architecture reviews, and technical governance.

• Mentoring engineering teams and setting cloud/platform standards.

• Translating business requirements into scalable cloud infrastructure.

PRIMARY SKILLS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

(Master’s preferred).

Experience: 10+ years in IT infrastructure, with at least 5 years in cloud architecture and

Azure services.

Infrastructure expertise: Proven track record in designing and implementing large-scale

Azure environments using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates.

Security knowledge: Strong understanding of Zero Trust, Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC,

Conditional Access, and workload protection.

Container platforms: Hands-on experience with AKS and OpenShift cluster design,

networking, and security.

Leadership skills: Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and

translate business requirements into scalable cloud solutions.

Soft skills: Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Experience

  10 - 14 Years

• No. of Openings

  2

• Education

  Graduate (B.C.A, B.Sc)

• Role

  Infrastructure Manager

• Industry Type

  Architecture / Interior Designing

• Gender

  [ Male / Female ]

• Job Country

  India

• Type of Job

  Contractor

• Work Location Type

  Work from Home