Senior Specialist- Azure

Role & responsibilities

Senior Azure Cloud Specialist

• Serve as the T

  echnical lead on complex enterprise      projects

  , ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate with PMs and stakeholders on planning, timelines,      and delivery expectations.
• Draft architecture and project documentation, including      diagrams, statements of work, runbooks, and operation guides.
• Work across teams to ensure smooth project handoffs and      production readiness.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a

  trusted advisor

  for      clients and senior stakeholderstranslating technical solutions into      business outcomes.
• Participate in or lead

  technical contract negotiations

  ,      design reviews, and risk assessments.
• Present solution options, architecture proposals, and      technology roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment between enterprise goals and technology      strategy.

Escalation & Operational Excellence

• Act as the

  final point of escalation

      for Sev1 incidents across infrastructure, cloud, and End user      environments.
• Guide teams on root cause analysis (RCA), problem management,      and resolution plans.
• Mentor and upskill engineers, ensuring knowledge transfer and      cross-functional collaboration.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of enterprise IT experience

  , with a focus on Microsoft infrastructure and cloud platforms.
• Proven hands-on experience with:

• Azure services

  (IaaS, networking, identity, storage)

• Azure Site Recovery (ASR)

  and Backup

• Terraform

  , ARM templates and

  PowerShell scripting

• Governance tools

  (Azure Policy, RBAC, Conditional Access, Blueprints)

• Azure AD

  , MFA, Conditional Access, and Zero Trust implementations

• Microsoft 365 architecture-level exposure

  , including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Intune, OneDrive, and Teams
• Strong knowledge of

  ITIL practices

  , service delivery, and management in an enterprise context.
• Experience in

  client and stakeholder-facing roles

  , including solution presentations, architecture walkthroughs, and technical negotiations.
• Excellent

  communication and documentation skills

  .

Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Terraform Associate
• ITIL Foundation