Azure Cloud Infra And DevOps Engineer

Job Description

The Role: We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer with a strong background in designing, automating, and maintaining secure, scalable cloud environments on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks, and will play a key role in supporting data platform operations through infrastructure as-code, CI/CD automation, and monitoring best practices. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement cloud infrastructure to support data engineering workloads across Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks. Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform. Automate build, release, and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Set up and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging for Azure data services to ensure performance and reliability. Manage role-based access control (RBAC), service principals, and security configurations for Azure resources. Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and backup configurations are in place across critical workloads. Collaborate with data engineers and architects to optimise pipeline orchestration and resource provisioning. Implement governance, cost optimization, and compliance across cloud environments. Provide ongoing support and enhancements post-deployment. Qualifications And Experience: Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, especially deploying and managing Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory (ADF), and Azure Databricks. Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform. Experience building CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or equivalent tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins). Knowledge of containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service - AKS) is advantageous. Familiarity with Azure networking, identity and access management, and security best practices. Comfortable working with scripting languages like PowerShell, Bash, or Python. Proven ability to analyse complex problems and deliver practical solutions Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with both technical and non- technical stakeholders CERTIFICATIONS: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) Highly preferred Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) Highly desirable