Kubernetes Senior Technical Lead - Azure DevOps

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and compliant infrastructure for healthcare automation systems. The ideal candidate has strong experience in cloud-native systems, CI/CD, observability, and API-driven architectures, and is comfortable working with SMART on FHIR integrations, payer APIs, and event-driven workflows within MPP environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment:

• Design cloud-native, multi-tenant infrastructure on Azure/AWS using microservices and event-driven architecture patterns

• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform with modular reusable components and policy enforcement

• Build internal developer platforms (IDP) enabling self-service environment provisioning

• Manage container orchestration with Kubernetes (AKS/EKS) including autoscaling, service mesh (Istio), and resilience patterns

1. CI/CD & Release Engineering

• Implement Git Ops-based deployment strategies using tools like Argo

CD or Flux:

• Automate build, test, and deployment processes

• Enable progressive delivery (canary, blue-green) and automated rollback mechanisms

• Automate pipelines with integrated security scans (SAST, DAST)

• Support multi-environment pipelines for SMART on FHIR applications

• Ensure safe and reliable releases with rollback strategies

API & Integration Enablement:

• Support integration with:

o FHIR APIs (SMART on FHIR)

o Payer APIs (FHIR / X12 278)

• Enable secure API orchestration and gateway management

• Design and manage API gateways (Azure API Management / Kong) with rate limiting, throttling, and authentication policies

• Implement resilient API patterns including retries, circuit breakers, and fallback strategies

• Ensure secure and scalable SMART on FHIR and payer API integrations

• Manage API lifecycle including versioning and governance

Observability & Reliability:

• Implement distributed tracing using Open Telemetry across microservices

• Correlate logs, metrics, and traces for end-to-end workflow visibility

• Define SLOs/SLIs for key services and automate alerting based on error budgets

• Build observability dashboards for real-time monitoring of PA workflows and system health

Security & Compliance:

• Implement policy-as-code using tools like OPA (Open Policy Agent) for governance and compliance

• Design HIPAA-compliant infrastructure with encryption, audit logging, and access controls

• Manage secrets using Azure Key Vault / AWS Secrets Manager

• Integrate identity management with OAuth2, OIDC, and zero-trust architecture

1. Event-Driven Architecture

• Build and maintain event-driven pipelines for EHR triggers and downstream workflows • Support messaging systems (Kafka, Event Hub) • Ensure reliable event delivery and processing

• Design event-driven pipelines using Kafka/Event Hub with schema evolution and versioning

• Implement reliable event processing with idempotency, retries, and dead-letter queues

• Support event sourcing patterns for auditability and replay capability

Platform Engineering & Developer Experience:

• Build internal developer platforms to streamline microservice deployment and management

• Enable self-service infrastructure provisioning and observability tooling

• Standardize templates for services, pipelines, and deployments

1. AI/ML Ops

• Support deployment and monitoring of AI/ML models (MLOps/LLMOps)

• Integrate model inference services into microservices workflows

Skill Requirements

Core Technical Skills:

• Strong experience in Azure (preferred) or AWS • Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes • Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) • Strong scripting (Python, Bash)

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Ops & Integration Skills:

• Experience with REST APIs, API gateways • Knowledge of microservices architecture • Event-driven systems and message queues

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills • Excellent collaboration with engineering and product teams • Ability to work in regulated environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SMART on FHIR and healthcare integrations • Knowledge of FHIR, HL7, X12 standards • Experience in healthcare or revenue cycle systems

Other Requirements

1.Relevant certifications in DevOps, Kubernetes, and Azure (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Microsoft Certified1.Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) would be a plus.