Senior Cloud Engineer

* Translate business and application requirements into cloud-native and hybrid Azure solutions.
* Deploy services such as containers, App Services, VNets, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Storage Account, Private Link, Managed SQL, and Azure Backup.
* ** Ensure deployments are secure, scalable, and compliant with enterprise policies.**
- ** Documentation & Knowledge Sharing*
* * Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, deployment guides, CI/CD pipeline workflows, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.  
* Conduct internal knowledge-sharing sessions and training.
* Strong understanding of Azure compute services:
Virtual Machines, VMSS, App Services, AKS.
* Deep knowledge of Azure networking: VNets, Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, VPN Gateway, Express Route, Private Link.
* Familiarity with Azure storage options:
Blob, File Shares, Disks, and backup solutions.
* Experience with Azure PaaS services:
Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Application Gateway, Azure Functions, Logic Apps.
* Proficient in Terraform:
Writing clean and modular Terraform code, backend configuration and remote state management, work spaces and environment separation, and using the AzureRM provider effectively.
* Familiarity with Bicep or ARM templates.
* Deep understanding of Git fundamentals: branching, merging, PRs, versioning.
* Experience with Git Hub Actions (or equivalents like Azure Dev Ops Pipelines):
Building pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery, managing secrets and environment approvals, and integrating security scans and validations.
* Writing Docker file, building, and securing container images.
* Managing multi-stage builds and custom base images.
* Understanding container orchestration concepts and experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes YAML manifests or Helm charts, and Azure Container Registry (ACR) usage and access control.
* Knowledge of Azure Automation Accounts, runbooks, function apps, and webhooks.
* Scripting skills in Power Shell and/or Bash for automation and task orchestration.
* Strong understanding of Azure AD / Entra , user and group management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Conditional Access policies, and MFA.
* Managed Identities, Service Principals, and Key Vault integration.
* Experience with Azure Cost Management & Billing tools.
* Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and usage analytics.
* Strategies for cost optimization:
Reserved Instances, autoscaling, rightsizing, eliminating idle resources.
* Proficient with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
* Familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring (optional).
* Ability to design custom dashboards, alerts, and automated responses, and troubleshooting skills using logs, metrics, and network tracing.

- ** Legacy Infrastructure Knowledge*
* * Understanding of traditional IT infrastructure concepts: data centers, IaaS, hypervisors (VMware/Hyper-V).  
* Experience with cloud migrations:
Lift-and-shift vs refactor/re-platform, hybrid networking scenarios, integration of on-prem identities or systems with Azure (e.g., AD Connect, Azure Arc).

- ** Operating Systems & System Admin Skills*
* * Working knowledge of Windows Server (RDP, IIS, Active Directory basics), and Linux (SSH, systemd, package management, log files).  
* Understanding of OS-level performance tuning, permissions, and patching.
* Familiarity with Agile/Dev Ops practices, CI/CD concepts, and Infrastructure Lifecycle.
* Awareness of cloud-native and 12-factor app principles.
* Understanding software packaging and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling).
* Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
* 7+ years in Enterprise Information Technology engineering and/or operations.
* 4+ years of previous Terraform experience or relevant exposure.
* 4+ years of previous Microsoft Azure experience or relevant exposure  + Microsoft Entra , Azure Update Manager, Azure Virtual Desktop, API Management, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, App Services  + Power Shell or other language experience a plus  + Docker / Container experience a plus

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