Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure to design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud environments. This role focuses on cloud platform engineering, infrastructure automation, security, and reliability, with strong exposure to modern cloud-native and containerized workloads.

*Key Responsibilities *

Design and implement scalable cloud architecture on Microsoft Azure

Deploy and manage Azure resources including VMs, VNet, NSGs, AKS, Storage, and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Create cloud architecture and network diagrams using tools like Visio

Manage and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments

Support and maintain Kubernetes-based container workloads (AKS)

Automate infrastructure provisioning using PowerShell and Azure CLI

Implement monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Datadog

Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives (rightsizing, reservations)

Implement cloud security controls (RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, Defender for Cloud)

Integrate CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions

Ensure backup and disaster recovery using Azure Site Recovery

Manage incidents and changes using ServiceNow/Jira aligned with ITIL

Maintain technical documentation and runbooks

Lead stakeholder and client discussions

*Required Skills & Qualifications *

6–9 years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering

Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (IaaS & PaaS)

Experience with Azure networking (VNet, NSG, VPN)

Hands-on Kubernetes experience (AKS)

Proficiency in PowerShell and Azure CLI

Strong understanding of cloud security and IAM

Experience with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Datadog)

Experience with ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira)

Knowledge of backup and disaster recovery

*Good to Have *

Azure certifications (Administrator / Architect / Security)

Multi-cloud exposure (AWS/GCP)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)

FinOps knowledge

Exposure to AIOps tools