Azure Cloud Engineer - IT Infrastructure

Position Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on Mid-Level Azure Cloud Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our Microsoft Azure environment. The ideal candidate has strong experience across Azure infrastructure, networking, security, identity, automation, and cloud operations, and can independently support day-to-day cloud administration and deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines, storage, Azure SQL, App Services, Key Vault, and Azure Functions.

• Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, and identity/security policies.

• Monitor cloud health, performance, costs, and security using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Microsoft Defender.

• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

• Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git.

• Configure backups, disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity solutions.

• Troubleshoot Azure networking, application, and infrastructure issues.

• Work closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable cloud operations.

Qualifications:

• 4 - 7 years of Azure cloud engineering experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure networking, compute, storage, App Services, Azure SQL, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.

• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity management.

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM).

• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, backup, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.

• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

• Experience supporting production cloud environments in an enterprise setting.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Azure API Management, Azure Front Door, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

• Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) certification preferred.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.