Highbrow LLC · 21 hours ago
Senior Kubernetes Administrator
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelHighbrow LLC is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Administrator with extensive experience in managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. The role involves designing, deploying, securing, and troubleshooting AKS clusters while collaborating closely with DevOps and application teams.
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Responsibilities
Administer, operate, and maintain production-grade AKS clusters (single and multi-region)
Perform cluster lifecycle management: provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, and decommissioning
Configure and manage node pools, autoscaling (HPA/Cluster Autoscaler), taints, tolerations, and resource quotas
Implement and manage Kubernetes networking (Azure CNI, ingress controllers, services, DNS)
Troubleshoot cluster-level and workload-level issues (pods, nodes, networking, storage, performance)
Design and manage AKS integrations with Azure services such as:
Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Azure Load Balancer / Application Gateway / NGINX Ingress
Azure Key Vault
Azure Storage (Disk, File, Blob)
Azure Container Registry (ACR)
Ensure high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery for Kubernetes workloads
Manage Azure IAM, RBAC, and managed identities for secure access
Use Terraform to provision and manage:
AKS clusters
Networking (VNETs, subnets)
Supporting Azure resources
Maintain reusable, modular Terraform code following best practices
Automate cluster operations and maintenance activities wherever possible
Implement Kubernetes security best practices:
RBAC, Network Policies, Pod Security Standards
Secrets management (Key Vault integration)
Ensure secure container runtime and image practices
Support compliance, audit, and governance requirements
Set up and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting for AKS and workloads
Perform capacity planning and cost optimization
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and preventive actions
Work closely with DevOps, SRE, and application teams to support deployments
Provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineers
Contribute to operational documentation, runbooks, and best practices
Qualification
Required
Strong hands-on experience administering Kubernetes in production
Deep expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Solid experience with Microsoft Azure (compute, networking, security)
Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, networking, and cloud infrastructure
Experience managing Linux-based systems
Preferred
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab)
Knowledge of Helm, Kustomize, or similar Kubernetes packaging tools
Exposure to SRE practices and reliability engineering
Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD) or Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305)
Experience with multi-cluster or hybrid Kubernetes environments
Company
Highbrow LLC
"Highbrow LLC" has been founded by professionals having deep industry experience.
Founded in 2015
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Girish Shindhe
Founder/CEO
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