Senior System Engineer

Job Summary

Job Title: Cloud Platform / Systems Engineer

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Platform / Systems Engineer with strong experience in Azure cloud infrastructure, Linux/Windows operating systems, automation, and platform engineering. The ideal candidate should possess hands-on production support and engineering experience in cloud-native environments, with a strong focus on automation, DevOps practices, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role will support the transition from traditional infrastructure operations to a modern platform engineering model with end-to-end ownership of infrastructure lifecycle management, automation, deployment, observability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure cloud infrastructure and hybrid environments.
• Perform day-to-day systems administration across Linux and Windows environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible.
• Support Kubernetes/containerized workloads and cloud-native applications.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and infrastructure provisioning.
• Automate operational tasks including patching, monitoring, deployments, and server configurations using Shell/Python scripting.
• Support platform engineering initiatives with focus on scalability, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, and Application teams to support end-to-end platform lifecycle management.
• Participate in cloud migrations, VM migrations, decommission activities, and modernization initiatives.
• Monitor infrastructure health, troubleshoot production issues, and perform root cause analysis.
• Ensure operational readiness, documentation, observability, and compliance standards are maintained.
• Support infrastructure provisioning and deployment activities across lower and higher environments.
• Contribute to improving operational maturity through automation and process optimization.

Requirements & Experience

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience managing hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure environments.
• Good understanding of virtualization technologies including VMware.
• Experience with storage, networking, and server infrastructure concepts.

Operating Systems

• Strong Linux administration experience.
• Good understanding of Windows Server administration.
• Knowledge of OS-level troubleshooting, services, cron jobs, scheduled tasks, permissions, sudo privileges, system performance tuning, and patching.

Hands-on experience

• Terraform
• Bicep
• Ansible
• Shell scripting
• Python scripting
• Understanding implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Understanding with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.

Containers & Kubernetes

• Container orchestration
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices.

Monitoring & Operations

• Experience with observability, monitoring, and alerting tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
• Ability to support production systems and perform operational automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure Administrator / Azure DevOps / Kubernetes certifications preferred.
• Experience in Platform Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) environments.
• Experience supporting AI/Cloud-native application platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps operating models.
• Exposure to enterprise infrastructure transformation projects.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Ownership mindset with focus on operational excellence and automation.

Key Expectations

• Candidate should possess practical production experience, not just training/certification knowledge.
• Strong preference for engineers with hands-on automation and cloud operations experience.
• Ability to support future-state platform engineering initiatives and cloud transformation programs.
• Focus on reducing manual operational effort through automation and standardization.