Application Engineer – Azure Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Application architecture and design: Lead the design and architecture of cloud-based applications on the Azure platform, considering scalability, security, and performance. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Application development: Lead the development of cloud-based applications using Azure services and technologies. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in languages such as java

Security and compliance: Lead the implementation of security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations on Azure. Design secure network architectures, implement access controls, and monitor for security threats.

Performance optimization: Lead efforts to optimize application performance on Azure. Implement caching mechanisms, load balancing, and other techniques to improve application performance. Monitor and analyze performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.

Troubleshooting and issue resolution: Lead the investigation and resolution of technical issues related to application deployment, performance, and availability on Azure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems.

Collaboration and communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and other stakeholders, to understand requirements and ensure

successful delivery. Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team. Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Requirements:

Strong software development experience in Java, preferably with Java 21+

Extensive hands-on experience in designing and developing application backends using frameworks like Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Jersey, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, Linux, JSON, XML, OAuth etc.

Minimum 5 year of experience in developing Microservices using Spring Boot & GRPC

Experience with working on containerized services like AKS

Minimum 4 year of experience in Azure native development using Functions, Queue Storage, Stream, S3, Monitor, Key Vault, IAM

Minimum 4 year of experience in using many of the Azure services like Virtual Machines, Container Service, AKS, IAM, Storage, Autoscaling, Load balancer etc. and good understanding of architectural best practices

Experience with both SQL and NoSQL database systems and is able to write queries

Experience with developing unit test code using JUNIT, PowerMock/EasyMock/Mockito etc.

Experience with Git, Maven and CI/CD pipelines to deploy cloud applications

Proficiency in developing code for both containerized (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless (Functions) environments

Proficiency in using SDKs for interacting with native Azure services

Experience with credentials/secrets management and data encryption techniques

Experience with application deployment and troubleshooting on cloud

Proven experience as a Lead Azure Cloud Application Engineer or similar leadership role. Strong understanding of Azure cloud computing concepts and architectures.

Leadership and mentoring abilities to guide and inspire a team.

Experienced in roles conducting requirements gathering, writing user stories, creating application design and using design patterns

Experience Leading teams in a dynamic work environment while managing stakeholder expectations and scope.

Experienced with large scale enterprise application development

Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence client business and IT teams

Experience with Agile software development

Ability to work independently and across multiple teams