Azure Cloud Engineer & Architect

Job Title: Azure Cloud Senior Engineer & Architect

Experience: 10+ years (minimum 8+ years in Azure)
Location: Hyderabad
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Job Description

We are looking for an Azure Cloud Senior Engineer & Architect to lead and actively contribute to the development and operation of a digital platform that enables products to communicate with each other in a standard way. The ideal candidate has deep Azure expertise and strong hands-on experience with advanced PowerShell scripting.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the platform vision and a clear roadmap aligned with digital product ambitions.
• Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of the technology platform.
• Manage day-to-day platform operations, including performance monitoring, user account and access management, and platform stability.
• Own the platform backlog (build, edit, maintain) and communicate it clearly to products and stakeholders.
• Prioritize platform work based on product needs and release requirements.
• Own the digital platform release plan and set expectations for new features and functionality.
• Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and standards.
• Manage key stakeholders, including developers and suppliers.
• Keep the platform efficient and simple to use for products and developers.
• Manage dependencies and blockers, and improve platform delivery capabilities.
• Gather insights to understand the needs of products and developers.
• Define success measures to track whether the platform achieves its desired outcomes.

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, with 5+ years designing and implementing Azure resources.
• Strong hands-on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience: advanced PowerShell scripting, Terraform and Bicep (5+ years).
• 5+ years working with immutable infrastructure.
• Azure networking: vWAN Hub/Spoke, VNets, Application Gateway, WAF, Load Balancers, Private Endpoints, DNS, Azure Firewall.
• Identity and access management: Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, Managed Identities, Service Principals, App Registrations, Enterprise Applications.
• 5+ years with Azure DevOps services, including self-hosted runners.
• 5+ years as a Kubernetes administrator, including troubleshooting and deployments.
• 3+ years as a Scrum Master or in a similar leadership role, leading a team of at least 4 people.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs and queues/topics (event technologies).

Tools & Technologies

Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Trivy, OPA, KEDA, ArgoCD, Velero, Packer, Docker, Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell Core, Azure PowerShell Modules, Azure DevOps, GitHub and GitHub Actions, Visual Studio Code, Ansible, Bash scripting.

Key Skills

Azure Architect, Azure Engineer, PowerShell, Terraform, Bicep, IaC, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Networking, Entra ID, RBAC, Helm, ArgoCD, Docker, Ansible, Scrum Master, Platform Engineering

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