Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Overview::

We are looking for an experienced

Azure Cloud Operations & Implementation Engineer

to join our team in a client-facing delivery role. The successful candidate will be responsible for

day-to-day Azure cloud operations, infrastructure administration, cloud migrations, implementations, and automation .

The role requires strong hands-on experience with Azure infrastructure and migration technologies, along with the ability to work closely with

solution architects, technical teams, and clients . The engineer will help implement and maintain secure, scalable, highly available, and automated cloud environments while ensuring operational processes comply with agreed SLAs and standards.

Key Responsibilities::

Perform day-to-day

operations and administration of Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure .

Implement, configure, and maintain Azure cloud environments in accordance with

performance, security, scalability, availability, and maintainability standards .

Design and implement infrastructure automation using tools such as

Terraform, Ansible, ARM Templates, and PowerShell .

Maintain Azure infrastructure using

automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

principles.

Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and configuration records.

Collaborate with

Solution Architects

and technical teams to provide expertise on cloud operations and infrastructure implementation.

Participate in

cloud migration projects , including migration of virtual machines and databases using

Azure Migrate .

Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and operational issues within defined

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) .

Monitor cloud environments and proactively identify opportunities to improve

performance, reliability, security, and operational efficiency .

Participate in client discussions, operational meetings, technical reviews, and

process improvement initiatives .

Support the implementation of cloud solutions and ensure operational readiness following deployments and migrations.

Follow cloud governance, security, compliance, and operational standards.

Keep technical knowledge and certifications up to date with the latest

Azure technologies, cloud trends, and industry practices .

Required Qualifications & Experience::

Degree in

Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field .

Minimum

3+ years of hands-on experience

in cloud operations, administration, infrastructure implementation, and deployments.

Strong hands-on experience with

Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud services .

Experience in

Azure cloud migrations , preferably using Azure Migrate.

Strong knowledge of

Azure administration, infrastructure management, and troubleshooting .

Hands-on experience with one or more automation/IaC technologies such as:

Terraform

Ansible

ARM Templates

PowerShell

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or a higher-level Azure certification is mandatory .

Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

Good communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work effectively in a

client-facing environment .

Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong ownership of operational issues.

Ability to work effectively as part of a technical delivery team.

Preferred / Advantageous Skills::

Azure specialty certifications.

DevOps-related Azure certifications or experience .

Database-related Azure certifications or experience.

Experience with

containerization and Kubernetes .

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

certification.

Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Experience implementing

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

and automated deployment pipelines.

Experience working in enterprise or client-facing cloud environments.

Candidate Profile::

The ideal candidate is a

hands-on Azure Cloud Engineer

who can manage daily cloud operations while also contributing to infrastructure implementations, automation, and migration projects. The candidate should be comfortable working directly with clients, collaborating with architects and technical teams, and taking ownership of operational issues through to resolution.

Mandatory::

3+ years of relevant

Azure/cloud experience

Strong hands-on

Azure infrastructure experience

Azure Administrator certification or higher

Experience with

cloud operations and migrations

Automation/IaC experience with

Terraform, Ansible, ARM Templates, or PowerShell

Strong client-facing communication and troubleshooting skills