Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure Platform & Infrastructure)

Your Responsibilities Cloud Infrastructure Delivery • Own cloud engineering activities required to deliver and operationalize solutions within Microsoft Azure environments. • Design, provision, configure and maintain cloud environments across development, testing and production stages. Cloud Architecture Implementation • Convert approved solution architectures into deployable cloud designs covering: Subscriptions, Resource groups, Identity and access management, Networking, Compute services, Containers, Storage, Databases, Integration services, Monitoring, Backup and recovery. Infrastructure as Code • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or approved automation tools. • Ensure environments remain version-controlled, repeatable, recoverable and traceable. Networking & Connectivity • Implement and manage: Virtual networks, Subnets, Routing, Private endpoints, DNS, Firewalls, Application gateways, Hub-and-spoke connectivity patterns. Security & Access Management • Configure: Role-based access control (RBAC), Managed identities, Service principals, Certificates, Secrets management. • Apply least-privilege security principles. Deployment & Project Support • Collaborate with engineering and DevSecOps teams. • Support environment setup, deployment, testing, release readiness and production cutover activities. Operational Support • Perform first-level troubleshooting across: Cloud infrastructure, Networking, Identity services, Deployment platforms. • Coordinate with relevant teams when escalations are required. Governance & Vendor Review • Review cloud designs and configurations to ensure alignment with architecture, security and operational standards. • Identify risks and support corrective actions. Monitoring & Reliability • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, recovery, resilience, capacity planning and cost management controls. Compliance & Security • Support audits, vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery exercises and operational readiness activities. Required Qualifications Experience • 3–5+ years of hands-on Azure infrastructure, cloud engineering, platform engineering or cloud operations experience. • Proven experience delivering cloud-native solutions from provisioning through production handover. Azure Expertise • Strong practical experience with: Networking, Identity and access management, Compute services, Containers, Storage, Databases, Monitoring, Security controls, Backup and recovery, Production troubleshooting. Infrastructure Automation • Experience with Terraform or equivalent IaC tools. • Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or Jenkins. Kubernetes & Containers • Experience supporting containerized platforms and Kubernetes environments. • Understanding of ingress, scalability, observability and deployment troubleshooting. Governance & Security • Knowledge of: Resource policies, Tagging strategies, Cost management, Least-privilege access, Secrets management, Certificates, Audit compliance. Risk Assessment • Ability to review vendor-delivered solutions and identify infrastructure or operational risks while maintaining proper accountability boundaries. Scripting & Automation • Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language such as: PowerShell, Python, Go, Bash Communication • Ability to communicate technical risks and trade-offs effectively to engineers, security teams, infrastructure teams and business stakeholders.