PCF to Azure AKS Migration Architect - R01531191

Job title: PCF to Azure AKS Migration Architect - R01531191

About the Role Brillio is seeking a PCF to Azure AKS Migration Architect/Developer to lead migration of applications and workloads from Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Azure Kubernetes Service as part of our cloud transformation journey. Ideal candidate has 8-10 years of experience, with hands-on migration of PCF to Azure/AWS in the last 2 years.

What You'll Do

• Migration Planning: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a comprehensive migration strategy, including assessment, planning, and execution phases.
• Application Assessment: Evaluate existing PCF-based applications to determine compatibility and readiness for migration to Azure AKS.
• Containerization: Containerize applications and workloads, ensuring they are optimized for deployment on Azure AKS.
• Kubernetes Configuration: Manage the configuration and deployment of applications on Azure AKS, utilizing Kubernetes best practices.
• Deployment Automation: Develop and implement automation scripts and pipelines for the deployment of applications on AKS using tools like Azure DevOps or similar.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure that migrated applications meet security and compliance requirements and implement security best practices on Azure AKS.
• Monitoring and Scaling: Set up monitoring, logging, and scaling solutions for applications on AKS to maintain high availability and performance.
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for the migration process, configurations, and best practices.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cloud architects, developers, and operations teams to resolve technical issues and ensure a smooth migration process.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience migrating PCF to Azure AKS.
• Hands-on experience managing Azure Subscriptions, Resource Groups, and Security.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking (Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Firewall, Routing, DNS, WAF, NAT).
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience designing, creating, customizing, and maintaining Helm charts to deploy in Kubernetes clusters.
• Proficiency with Azure services including AKS, Azure Container Registry, and Azure DevOps.
• Scripting and automation experience with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Knowledge of best practices for security, compliance, and monitoring in Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or ARM templates is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting; strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Nice to Have

• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Kubernetes certifications.
• Experience with other cloud platforms (AWS or Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and practices.