Lead - Cloud Platform

As an experienced Cloud Platform Lead, you will be responsible for spearheading the design, implementation, and governance of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native platforms on Azure. Your deep technical expertise in Azure services, Kubernetes (AKS), containers, Gateway, Frontdoor, WAF, and API management will be crucial in leading cross-functional initiatives and defining cloud platform strategy and best practices. Your key responsibilities will include leading the architecture, development, and operations of Azure-based cloud platforms across environments (dev, staging, production). You will design and manage Azure Front Door, Application Gateway, and WAF to ensure global performance, availability, and security. Additionally, you will be responsible for designing and implementing the Kubernetes platform (AKS), ensuring reliability, observability, and governance of containerized workloads. Driving adoption and standardization of Azure API Management for secure and scalable API delivery will also be part of your role. Collaboration with security and DevOps teams to implement secure-by-design cloud practices, guiding and mentoring engineers in Kubernetes, container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and defining and implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting best practices using tools like Azure Monitor, ELK, Signoz are also key aspects of this role. You will evaluate and introduce tools, frameworks, and standards to continuously evolve the cloud platform and participate in cost optimization and performance tuning initiatives for cloud services. To be successful in this role, you should have 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering, including at least 4+ years in a leadership or ownership role. Deep hands-on expertise with Azure Front Door, Application Gateway, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Azure API Management is required. Strong experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including networking, autoscaling, and security, as well as proficiency with Docker and container orchestration principles are essential. Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep is also necessary. An excellent understanding of cloud security, identity (AAD, RBAC), and compliance is expected, along with experience in building and guiding CI/CD workflows using tools like Azure DevOps and Bitbucket Ci/CD, or similar. Education qualifications for this role include a B Tech / BE/ M Tech / MCA degree.,