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Harvey Nash

System Engineer - Expert in Istio on AKS

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Brussels, Belgium

Freelance

29-01-2025

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Job Title: Operational/System Engineer - Expert in Istio on AKS
Location: Bruxelles, Belgium

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Operational/System Engineer with expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Istio Service Mesh to join our team for a one-year mission. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and optimizing Kubernetes environments, with a specific focus on implementing and maintaining Istio-based service meshes.

Responsibilities:
• Integrate into a team of technical architects and operational engineers to assist in the setup of the platform.
• Automate deployment processes and integrate with a shared AKS environment.
• Roll out multiple applications using Istio to interconnect hundreds of microservices and connect to other Azure resources, as well as on-premises and internet applications.
• Collaborate with an external contractor who is implementing the solution, driving the architecture, making decisions, defining solutions and standards, and validating the contractor's proposals and solutions.
• Ensure the solution is manageable, monitored, robust, and well-documented.
• Support different development teams in their migration to Azure Cloud, assisting with their integration into the service mesh.
• Work with the operational team to train them, explain the platform, install the platform on higher environments, and assist with debugging and troubleshooting.

Skills and Experience:
• Minimum 5 years of experience as system or operational engineering.
• Good background on operational and support tasks.
• Proven experience in managing and optimizing AKS clusters.
• In-depth knowledge of Istio service mesh, including its deployment, configuration, and management.
• Multiple experience of Istio setup in large companies IT department
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and components.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Strong understanding of Azure Identity management and access control
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, PowerShell, Bicep
• Familiar with Azure CLI and other automation tools on Azure environment
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub , GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong experience with ArgoCD and Helm
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Certification in Kubernetes (CKA, CKAD) or Azure (AZ-104, AZ-303).
• Certification on Azure Security (AZ-1002, AZ-1003)
• Experience with other service mesh technologies such as Linkerd or Consul (optional)
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk
• Experience with cloud-native security practices and tools.

About Us: Join our dynamic team of skilled architects and engineers, contribute to increase their knowledge on Azure Cloud platform and Service Mesh, help to succeed a critical cloud migration project for the company.

About the Company

We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams. From senior appointments through to recruitment and project solutions, we are experts in the tech sector. Established in 1988, we have helped over half the world’s leading companies recruit, retain, source and manage the highly skilled tech talent they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive, global and technology driven world. With over 3.300 staff in more than 49 offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the U.S and Canada, we have built a rep... Know more

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