Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer/Architect
Luxoft is hiring a Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer/Architect in Mumbai to design secure, scalable Azure architectures, automate infrastructure with Terraform/IaC, manage AKS clusters, and deploy apps via ArgoCD/GitOps, while coordinating across infrastructure, networking, security, and DevOps teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Mumbai, IN
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Azure Cloud: infrastructure design & implementation, architecture, networking, security, governance, compliance, resource optimization
- IaC & automation with Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python
- Containers & platform engineering: AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
- DevOps & GitOps: ArgoCD, GitOps, CI/CD, Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
- Strong expertise in Azure Security, Identity & Access Management, governance, and compliance frameworks
- Strong experience in Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, and enterprise cloud architecture
- Strong coordination, stakeholder management, and cross-team collaboration
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, and documentation skills
- Strong ownership, problem-solving, risk and dependency management
- Ability to drive architecture discussions and technical decision-making
- Experience working in enterprise-scale environments and cloud transformation initiatives
Nice to have
- Azure Landing Zone design and multi-region architecture
- Private AKS, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway/WAF, and advanced Azure networking
- Prometheus, Grafana, observability, monitoring & SRE practices
- FinOps, cost optimization, disaster recovery & business continuity planning
- Service mesh technologies (Istio/Linkerd)
- Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, and Zero Trust implementation experience
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
Full description
Project description
We are looking for an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Architect with strong hands-on expertise in azure cloud infrastructure, networking, terraform automation, AKS, security, and application deployment using ArgoCD.
The candidate should have strong architectural capabilities along with excellent coordination and stakeholder management skills, and should be comfortable working across infrastructure, networking, security, application, and DevOps teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud architectures.
Build and automate Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Design and manage Azure networking, including VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Routing, Private Endpoints, DNS, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, and secure connectivity.
Manage AKS clusters, including node pools, networking, RBAC, storage, scaling, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Deploy and manage containerized applications on AKS using ArgoCD and GitOps practices.
Develop and maintain Kubernetes manifests and Helm-based application deployments.
Design and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
Implement Azure and Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, Managed Identities, Key Vault, network security, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational controls for Azure infrastructure and AKS.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, AKS, ArgoCD, and application deployment issues.
Coordinate with infrastructure, networking, security, architecture, application, and DevOps teams for environment readiness and production deployments.
Proactively manage dependencies, risks, blockers, and technical issues across multiple teams.
Drive technical discussions, architecture reviews, deployment planning, and stakeholder communication.
SKILLS
Must have
- Azure Cloud: Infrastructure Design & Implementation, Architecture, Networking, Security, Governance, Compliance, Resource Optimization
IaC & Automation: Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python
Containers & Platform Engineering: AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
DevOps & GitOps: ArgoCD, GitOps, CI/CD, Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
Strong expertise in Azure Security, Identity & Access Management, Governance, and Compliance frameworks
Strong experience in Azure Networking, Hybrid Connectivity, and Enterprise Cloud Architecture