Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Description :

Position : Azure Infrastructure Engineer(L2/L3).

Position Description : 6-8 Years of Experience (Minimum 34 years in Azure Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture).

Roles and Responsibilities :

- Architect, implement, and manage Azure infrastructure environments including compute, storage, networking, identity, and security services aligned with enterprise-grade standards.

- Lead Azure cloud migrationsre-hosting, re-platforming, or re-architecting workloads using Azure Migrate, ASR, and Database Migration Service.

- Design and enforce Landing Zones, management groups, policies, and role-based access models (RBAC) for enterprise governance and compliance.

- Build and manage hybrid network topologiesVNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN, Application Gateways, Load Balancers, and Azure Firewall for secure connectivity.

- Implement backup, DR, and high-availability architectures using Azure Backup, Site Recovery, and Availability Zones/Sets.

- Configure and manage identity and access through Azure AD, Entra ID, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management.

- Optimize Azure cost and performance through tagging, rightsizing, automation, and FinOps practices.

- Establish and maintain infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and reporting via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and KQL queries.

Key Capabilities and Technical Competencies :

- Strong expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS : VMs, Storage Accounts, App Services, SQL, Key Vaults, and Backup/Recovery solutions.

- Proven hands-on experience with Networking : VNet design, Peering, NSGs, ASGs, Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Private Endpoints.

- Proficiency in Hybrid Connectivity setups and Active Directory/Entra ID integration.

- Working knowledge of Azure Security and Compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO27001).

- Experience in Landing Zone deployment, Policy-based governance, and Management Group hierarchies.

- Familiarity with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

- Good understanding of Azure DevOps pipelines, automation scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and CI/CD integration.

Required Skills & Qualification :

- Bachelors degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

- Mandatory (At least ONE) : AZ-104 / AZ-303 / AZ-305 / AZ-500.

- Good to have : AZ-400, MCSA / MCSE certifications.

- Excellent communication and documentation skills with customer-facing experience.