Technical AcumenAzure DevOps CI/CD Pipelines & GitHub ActionsManual deploymentsAutomated deploymentsComponents of a CI/CD pipelineSecrets ManagementContainers (Docker and ContainerD)Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Kubernetes management and visualization tools such as FreeLens (Lens) or HeadlampCLI commands KubectlLogging and monitoringInfrastructure as CodeExpertise in TerraformKnowledge of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and BicepAdvanced scripting and automationLinux - CLI - bash shell programmingWindows – PowerShellWindows/Linux - PythonKnowledge of Change management process and CMDBManagement of tokens and certificatesScripting for automation using BASH and/or PythonKnowledge of YAML and JSONKnowledge of AnsibleExtensive Azure Key Vault and enterprise vault expertise for secure management of secrets, keys, certificates, application credentials, access policies, RBAC, rotation, auditing, and environment-specific configurationExtensive knowledge and practical experience using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or comparable AI assistants to enhance day-to-day engineering capabilities. This includes AI-assisted development and scripting, code review, documentation, deployment automation, environment configuration, operational troubleshooting, prompt design, research, and productivity improvement, while following responsible-use, security, privacy, and data-protection requirements.Security - Vulnerability remediation, Security integration in pipelines, infrastructure access control RBACHands-on knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), kubectl, and tools such as FreeLens (Lens) or Headlamp for cluster navigation, workload inspection, troubleshooting, and operational supportKnowledge of Helm and creating Helm packagesExperience troubleshooting and resolving urgent, high-visibility technical problemsFamiliarity with Distributed Systems, Microservice architecture, and ContainersSoft SkillsBusiness acumen - professionalism, respect, ownership of their workWhole leadership - Self-awareness, humbleness - understand what is needed for the jobRelationships - Ability to build and manage relationships, maturityGlobal acumen - Understanding of how to work in a global environmentTime ManagementConflicting deadlines managementDedicationAbility to pivot between assignmentsMentality of abundanceAbility to prioritize workloadAbility to discuss solutions not issuesWell-organized, excellent work ethic, attention to detail, and self-starting