Senior Azure Infrastructure & Cloud Administrator (8+ years)

Senior Azure Infrastructure & Cloud Administrator (IMMEDIATE JOINERS ONLY)

Location: Hyderabad (Must relocate)

Work Mode: Hybrid

Experience: 8–12 years in infrastructure administration, including at least 5 years of hands-on Azure administration

Working Days: Monday to Friday (5 Days a Week)

Working Hours: 10:00 AM to 07:30 PM

Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or an equivalent discipline / practical experience

Job Summary & Purpose

Own and independently manage the organization’s business-critical Microsoft Azure infrastructure, cloud security, networking, Windows and Linux servers, backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, governance and cloud-cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Infrastructure & Server Administration

• Administer Azure subscriptions, resource groups, virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure SQL, App Service, Marketplace SaaS and other platform services.

• Design, provision, upgrade, migrate and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure aligned with business requirements and governance standards.

• Manage production, disaster-recovery and test servers across Windows Server and Linux environments.

• Perform troubleshooting, performance tuning, capacity planning, preventive maintenance and critical-incident resolution.

Linux Administration & Automation

• Install, configure, patch and manage the lifecycle of Ubuntu, Red Hat and other Linux servers hosted on Azure.

• Administer SSH access, users, permissions, security hardening, web servers, middleware and Linux application workloads.

• Troubleshoot operating-system, application and network issues and remediate vulnerabilities.

• Develop operational automation using PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI and Azure Automation where appropriate.

Cloud Security & Networking

• Manage Azure Firewall, NSGs, WAF, VPN Gateways, Route Tables, Application Gateways, Load Balancers, DNS, VNET peering, ExpressRoute and Azure Bastion.

• Implement secure connectivity between Azure, on-premises and external environments.

• Review firewall rules, identity controls, security alerts and vulnerabilities; conduct hardening and compliance reviews.

• Troubleshoot connectivity, routing and network-performance issues.

Backup, Disaster Recovery & Monitoring

• Manage Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery and Veeam-based backup solutions where applicable.

• Verify backups, conduct restoration tests and disaster-recovery drills, and maintain recovery procedures aligned with RPO and RTO requirements.

• Maintain Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, dashboards and proactive alerting for critical systems.

• Perform infrastructure capacity planning and ensure availability and performance targets are met.

Governance, Cost Optimization & Compliance

• Review Azure consumption, right-size resources and identify cost improvements across compute, storage, database, networking and backup services.

• Implement policies, standards, tagging, budget controls and monthly utilization and optimization reporting.

• Remove orphaned or underutilized resources and maintain an accurate inventory.

• Maintain infrastructure diagrams, SOPs and technical documentation; support ISO 27001, ISO 20000, cybersecurity and internal-governance audits.

• Collaborate with application owners, vendors and business stakeholders to review, deploy and document project infrastructure.

Professional Certifications

• Required: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or equivalent.

• Preferred: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Azure Security certification (AZ-500 or SC-series), ITIL Foundation, VMware VCP / Microsoft Hyper-V, or backup and DR certification such as Veeam.

• Active Azure certification(s), with willingness to renew in line with Microsoft requirements.

Skills & Abilities

• Azure compute, storage, networking, databases, App Service, monitoring, backup, Site Recovery, governance and policies.

• Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Ubuntu Linux and Red Hat Linux administration.

• Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, identity and access management, security hardening and vulnerability management.

• TCP/IP, DNS, VLAN, VPN, routing and switching, and firewall administration.

• PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI and Azure Automation.

• Strong ownership, documentation, stakeholder coordinati…