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A hands-on Azure engineer with strong implementation and operational skills. Senior candidates should also be able to independently drive solution design, technical discussions, and engineering improvements.
Job Summary:
For senior-level roles, the candidate should also be capable of independently driving solution design discussions, evaluating architectural options, and recommending scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Azure infrastructure and platform services.
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Implement secure and scalable cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards and operational requirements.
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Manage Azure networking, including virtual networks, subnets, NSGs, route tables, private endpoints, DNS, and connectivity.
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Provision and manage Azure compute, storage, backup, recovery, and other infrastructure services.
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Implement identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, managed identities, and least-privilege principles.
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Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or PowerShell.
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Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments and environment promotion.
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Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery practices to support platform availability and resilience.
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Troubleshoot infrastructure, connectivity, performance, security, and deployment issues.
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Perform capacity planning, resource optimization, cost management, and operational health assessments.
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Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, governance requirements, tagging standards, and Azure Policy controls.
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Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and troubleshooting runbooks.
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Collaborate with application, security, DevOps, and operations teams to deliver reliable cloud services.
Required Skills and Qualifications
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6+ years of experience in Azure engineering, cloud infrastructure, or platform operations.
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Strong hands-on experience implementing and supporting Azure infrastructure services.
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Good knowledge of Azure networking, compute, storage, identity, security, and governance.
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Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent tools.
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Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
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Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, backup, disaster recovery, and incident management.
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Understanding of high availability, resilience, security best practices, and enterprise cloud operations.
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Strong troubleshooting, automation, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Additional Expectations for Senior Azure Engineers
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Independently lead technical design and solution discussions.
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Evaluate architectural alternatives and recommend secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutions.
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Drive technical implementation decisions and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
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Mentor engineers and promote automation, operational excellence, and engineering best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with Azure landing zones, management groups, subscriptions, and governance frameworks.
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Familiarity with Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and compliance controls.
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Exposure to AKS, Azure API Management, or enterprise observability platforms.
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Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications are an advantage.
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