Kubernetes Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Kubernetes Engineer with strong expertise in Rancher-managed Kubernetes environments and migration to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The ideal candidate will lead and execute large-scale container platform migrations, enabling seamless transition from on-prem/container platforms to Azure managed Kubernetes, while ensuring high availability, scalability, and secure CI/CD-driven deployments.
This role requires deep hands-on experience with containerization, Kubernetes operations, ingress/gateway architectures (HAProxy, NGINX), and enterprise-scale lift-and-shift container migration.
Key Responsibilities
Kubernetes Platform Migration (Rancher to AKS)
. Lead migration of Kubernetes workloads from Rancher-managed clusters (on-prem or IaaS) to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
. Assess existing cluster configurations, namespaces, workloads, and dependencies.
. Define and execute migration strategies (lift-and-shift, re-platform, phased mig...