Senior Cloud Engineer, Cloud COE

The Senior Cloud Engineer – Cloud COE is a hands‑on engineering role responsible for building, automating, and operating Azure cloud platforms. The role focuses on Terraform‑led infrastructure, Azure platform engineering, AKS, AVS, Azure Arc and BAU operations.

• Cloud Engineering & Platform Delivery
  • Build, configure, and manage Azure infrastructure services including compute, storage, networking, backup, and platform services
  • Support deployment of enterprise landing zones, shared services, and workload environments
  • Implement cloud solutions aligned with architecture patterns and enterprise standards
  • Work closely with Tech Lead and Architecture teams to deliver strategic cloud initiatives
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform Focus)
  • Develop and maintain Terraform modules and reusable infrastructure components
  • Deliver infrastructure provisioning via CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub / Azure Dev Ops)
  • Ensure infrastructure deployments are consistent, version‑controlled, and policy‑compliant
  • Manage drift detection, environment consistency, and release governance
• Azure Core Platform Skills
  • Hands‑on engineering across Subscriptions, Management Groups, RBAC, Policy
  • Virtual Machines, Storage, Backup, DR, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Private Endpoints and secure service exposure
  • Implement secure‑by‑design configurations aligned to enterprise cloud controls
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Deploy, configure, and support AKS clusters
  • Manage cluster scaling, patching, upgrades, and networking integration
  • Support container platform operations including monitoring and reliability
  • Collaborate with application teams for containerised workload deployments
• Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
  • Support AVS environments including connectivity, operations, and monitoring
  • Assist with workload migrations and integration with Azure‑native services
  • Work with infrastructure teams to ensure stable hybrid VMware‑cloud operations
• Azure Arc & Hybrid Cloud
  • Implement and manage Azure Arc‑enabled servers and services
  • Apply governance, policy, and monitoring across hybrid estates
  • Support consistency of operations across on‑prem, AVS, and Azure‑native environments
• Cloud Networking & Connectivity
  • Configure and manage VNets, NSGs, UDRs, VPN Gateway, Express Route, Private Endpoints and DNS
  • Troubleshoot hybrid connectivity and latency issues
  • Support secure network design and segmentation
• Identity, Access & Security
  • Support Microsoft Entra  (Azure AD) configurations and integrations
  • Implement RBAC, SSO, and least privilege access models
  • Assist with security controls, compliance policies, and remediation activities
• Monitoring, BAU & Incident Management
  • Support business‑as‑usual (BAU) cloud operations across environments
  • Monitor cloud services using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and alerting tools
  • Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes
  • Maintain platform stability, uptime, and service performance
• Collaboration & Engineering Excellence
  • Work closely with Cloud COE team, Platform Engineering, Security and Architecture teams to contribute to internal Tech Architecture Board
  • Contribute to reusable templates, standards, and best practices
  • Drive automation‑first mindset and continuous improvement

Must have

• 5+ years of hands‑on cloud engineering experience with Microsoft Azure
• Strong Terraform (IaC) experience – module design, pipelines, governance
• Deep knowledge of core Azure services (compute, storage, networking, identity)
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure networking (VNet, DNS, Private Endpoints, Express Route/VPN), Microsoft Entra  / RBAC
• Experience supporting BAU operations, incident management, and troubleshooting
• Strong scripting skills (Power Shell, Bash, or Python)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub / Azure Dev Ops)
• Understanding of cloud security and governance best practices
• Experience working in enterprise‑scale environments

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• Experience with Azure Arc (hybrid governance and management)
• Exposure to Fin Ops / cost optimization practices
• Certifications:
  
  AZ‑104 (Azure Administrator), AZ‑305 (Azure Architect), AZ‑700 (Networking)
• Terraform certification
• Experience…