Equiniti India - Lead Azure Cloud Engineer
Posted on: 16/04/2026
Job Description
About Company :
Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.
EQ India began its operations in 2014 as a Global India Captive Centre for Equiniti, a leading fintech company specialising in shareholder management. Within a decade, EQ India strengthened its operations and transformed from being a capability centre to a Global Competency Centre, to support EQ's growth story worldwide.
Capitalising on India's strong reputation as a global talent hub for IT / ITES, EQ India has structured the organisation to be a part of this growth story. Today, EQ India has evolved as an indispensable part of EQ Group providing critical fintech services to the US and UK.
Role Summary :
We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer design, implements, and manages cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Azure services. Key responsibilities include provisioning virtual machines, configuring networking, automating deployments with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), monitoring system performance, ensuring security/compliance, and optimizing costs. They collaborate with teams to support cloud migrations, application deployment, and disaster recovery.
Key Responsibilities & Duties :
- Infrastructure Management : Provisioning, configuring, and monitoring Azure resources (compute, storage, network).
- Automation : Developing CI/CD pipelines and using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates) to streamline deployment.
- Security & Governance : Implementing security policies, managing access control (RBAC), and using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Optimization : Monitoring costs, performance, and reliability to optimize resource utilization.
- Troubleshooting : Identifying and resolving cloud-related issues.
- Generative AI Integration : Build and deploy GenAI applications using Azure OpenAI Service, Cognitive Services, and Azure AI Foundry.
Required Skills and Qualifications :
- Azure Services : Deep knowledge of Compute (VMs, AKS), Storage, Networking, and Database services.
- Scripting & IaC : Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates, or Terraform.
- Operating Systems : Strong understanding of Windows and Linux administration.
- Security & Networking : Understanding of firewalls, VNets, VPNs, and Azure AD.
- Certifications : Microsoft Certified : Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) are highly preferred.
Benefits :
Being a permanent member of the team at EQ you will be rewarded by our company benefits, these are just a few of what is on offer :
- Business related certification expense reimbursement
- Comprehensive Medical Assurance coverage.
- Term Life cover 4 times of concerned.
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