Sr Cloud Platform Engineer - Azure Foundation

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**Senior Infrastructure Engineer

*Senior / Lead Level Full-Time Hyderabad or Coimbatore, India (Hybrid/Onsite as applicable)

**Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with 10-14 years of experience to manage, automate, and secure enterprise infrastructure across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Linux/Windows administration, containerization and orchestration, identity & access management, and infrastructure automation, along with a track record of supporting mission-critical industrial and enterprise applications through their full operational lifecycle.

**Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support enterprise server environments and industrial/application infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.

• Design, build, and maintain Helm charts and containerized workloads; lead Docker/Podman to Kubernetes (K3S) migrations and orchestration.

• Integrate applications with centralized identity providers (Microsoft Entra ID, AD, LDAP) using Keycloak to deliver SSO and unified authentication.

• Develop and maintain automation and health-check workflows using Ansible, Python, and Bash to reduce manual operational effort.

• Own CI/CD pipeline design, deployment automation, and GitLab administration, including troubleshooting runner and build failures.

• Drive infrastructure and application vulnerability remediation, OS/kernel patching, and security compliance activities.

• Lead disaster recovery (DR) drills, environment migrations, and release/change deployment activities.

• Provide L2/L3 incident, problem, and change management support following ITIL-aligned processes.

• Coordinate with cross-functional infrastructure, application, and vendor teams on server delivery, patching, and network segmentation.

• Support onboarding of new applications, POCs, and technology evaluations to enhance platform scalability and operational efficiency.

• Manage SSL certificate lifecycle and monitoring/alerting configuration across the environment.

**Required Skills & Experience

• 10-14 years of experience in Linux, Windows, VMware, Cloud, and Automation technologies.

• Hands-on expertise in Ansible, Python, Bash/PowerShell scripting, and Git-based CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong experience with Kubernetes (K3S), Helm, Docker, and Podman in production environments.

• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

• Experience with identity and access management platforms: LDAP, FreeIPA, Keycloak, Microsoft Entra ID, and SSO integration.

• Solid understanding of ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management practices.

**Technical Skills Matrix

**Skill Category

**Representative Tools / Technologies

DevOps & Automation

Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Helm, Kubernetes (K3S)

Cloud & Virtualization

AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud (OCI), VMware, Docker, Podman

Operating Systems

Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, Solaris), Windows Server

Identity & Security

AD, LDAP, FreeIPA, Keycloak, Microsoft Entra ID, SSO Integration, Vulnerability Management

Infrastructure & Monitoring

Server Provisioning, Monitoring & Alerting, Disaster Recovery (DR), Performance Tuning

IT Service Management

Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management (ITIL)

**Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) and/or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or equivalent Microsoft infrastructure certification.

• Prior experience supporting industrial/IoT or retail-technology assets (e.g., self-driving vehicles, smart checkout systems) is a plus.

• Experience with orchestration/flow tools beyond Ansible (e.g., custom automation or low-code flow platforms) is a plus.

**Education

• Bachelor degree in computer applications, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

**What Success Looks Like

• Reduced manual operational effort through automation of repetitive infrastructure tasks.

• Stable, secure, and audit-ready infrastructure with proactive vulnerability remediation.

• Reliable CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments supporting rapid, low-risk releases.

• Strong cross-team…