Azure Cloud Engineer

We are looking for a skilled Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, maintain and manage cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for migrating on-premise workloads to the cloud, managing Azure services (IaaS, PaaS), and ensuring high availability, security, and cost efficiency.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management: Design and deploy Azure Virtual Machines, storage, and networking components using infrastructure as a code method.
• Automation (IaC): Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep to automate resource provisioning.
• Cloud Migration: Assess existing IT infrastructure and lead the migration of on-premise services to Azure using strategies like lift-and-shift or re-platforming.
• Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices, manage identity through Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID), and ensure compliance with frameworks.
• DevOps Integration: Collaborate with development teams to build and ]support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Monitoring & Optimization: Set up monitoring and alerting using Azure
• Monitor and Log Analytics. Proactively optimize cloud costs through rightsizing and resource tagging.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Experience: 4+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services.
• Azure Certification is a plus
• Scripting: Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python for automation tasks.
• Networking: Strong understanding of VNet peering, DNS, firewalls, and hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute/VPN).
• Containers: Familiarity with Docker and orchestration tools like Azure
• Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional IT teams.
• Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with evolving cloud technologies