Azure Cloud Architect – Linux SME

Job Description & Requirements

Avensys is a reputed global IT professional services company headquartered in Singapore. Our service spectrum includes enterprise solution consulting, business intelligence, business process automation and managed services. Given our decade of success we have evolved to become one of the top trusted providers in Singapore and service a client base across banking and financial services, insurance, information technology, healthcare, retail, and supply chain.

We are currently looking to hire

Azure Cloud Architect.

This is an exciting opportunity to expand your skill set, achieve job satisfaction and work-life balance. More details as below.

Role Overview

We are looking for an

Azure Cloud Architect – Linux SME

with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, Linux administration, cloud architecture, and infrastructure modernization. The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting highly available and secure Azure cloud environments, with a strong focus on Linux-based workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement

Azure cloud infrastructure architectures

for enterprise Linux workloads.

Act as a

Linux Subject Matter Expert (SME)

for cloud infrastructure, migration, and operational activities.

Design Azure solutions using services such as:Azure Virtual MachinesVirtual Networks, Subnets, NSGs and Azure FirewallLoad Balancer / Application GatewayAzure StorageAzure Monitor and Log AnalyticsAzure Backup and Site RecoveryAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Azure Key Vault

Lead

Linux workload migration

from on-premises/data centers to Azure.

Architect solutions for

high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance .

Perform Linux server administration, configuration, patching, hardening, and troubleshooting.

Manage and troubleshoot

RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, CentOS/Rocky Linux

or similar distributions.

Implement Linux security standards, OS hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls.

Configure and manage Linux networking, storage, filesystems, LVM, NFS, DNS, SSH and system services.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational activities using

Terraform, Ansible, Azure CLI and PowerShell .

Work with DevOps teams on

CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and Kubernetes .

Define cloud governance, security, monitoring, backup, and operational standards.

Analyze infrastructure performance and provide recommendations for optimization and cost reduction.

Troubleshoot complex issues across

Azure, Linux, networking, storage, and application infrastructure .

Prepare architecture documents, technical designs, migration plans, operational procedures, and implementation guides.

Provide technical leadership and mentor infrastructure/cloud engineering teams.

Required Skills

Strong experience in

Microsoft Azure Cloud Architecture .

Strong hands-on expertise in

Linux administration and troubleshooting .

Expertise in

RHEL / SUSE / Ubuntu

Linux environments.

Strong understanding of Azure networking, compute, storage, security, IAM and monitoring.

Experience with

Azure IaaS and PaaS services .

Strong knowledge of:TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPSFirewalls, VPN, routing and load balancingLinux system performance and troubleshootingStorage and filesystem management

Experience with

Terraform and/or ARM/Bicep .

Experience with

Ansible

for configuration management and automation.

Knowledge of

Git, CI/CD and DevOps practices .

Experience with cloud security, identity and access management.

Strong understanding of

HA/DR, backup and business continuity .

Good to Have

Azure certifications such as

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

or equivalent.

Linux certifications such as

RHCE/RHCSA .

Experience with

AKS/Kubernetes and Docker . Experience with Azure landing zones and enterprise-scale cloud architecture.

Knowledge of

Azure Arc

and hybrid cloud environments.

Experience with cloud migration tools such as

Azure Migrate .

Knowledge of

ITIL, SRE and infrastructure governance .

Experience working in large enterprise environments.

WHAT'S ON OFFER

You will be remunerated with an excellent base salary and entitled to attractive company benefits. Additionally, you will get the opportunity to enjoy a fun and collaborative work environment, alongside a strong career progression.

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