Location : Bangalore

Mode : Hybrid (2-3 days onsite per week)

Experience Required : 6+ years total, with minimum 3 years of hands-on Azure experience (Mandatory)

Notice Period : Immediate to 21 days preferred

Role Summary :

We are hiring a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to support infrastructure modernization, migration readiness, and cloud governance in enterprise-grade environments. The role involves working closely with platform leads and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure.

Candidates must have solid scripting experience (PowerShell or Bash) and hands-on exposure to at least one IaC tool (Terraform or Bicep). Experience with Azure Migrate, backup/DR processes, and CI/CD environments is essential. Strong documentation skills for SOPs, runbooks, and handoff materials are required.

Must-Have Skills & Required Depth :

1. Azure Core IaaS (VMSS, VNets, Storage, ExpressRoute) :

- Deployment and configuration of production-grade VNets, subnets, NSGs, routing tables.

- Connectivity setup using ExpressRoute or VPN.

- Experience building HA setups with VMSS and troubleshooting network performance issues.

2. Infrastructure as Code - Terraform or Bicep :

- Ability to maintain or modify reusable IaC modules (resource groups, VNETs, route tables, firewall rules).

- Experience working with remote state, secrets management, and environment variables.

- Not required to author modules from scratch.

3. Scripting - PowerShell or Bash :

- Automation scripts for provisioning compute/network resources, policy updates, and backup triggers.

- Scripts must include basic error handling, logging, and idempotent behavior.

- Python is a plus, not mandatory.

4. Azure Governance - Policy, RBAC, Defender :

- Hands-on experience applying built-in/custom policies for tagging, SKU enforcement, and security configs.

- RBAC assignment and IAM inheritance understanding.

- Familiarity with Defender alerts and governance best practices.

5. Azure Migrate / Azure Arc :

- Experience running discovery and assessment via Azure Migrate.

- Validating OS compatibility, patch levels, and preparing migration wave reports.

6. Azure Backup & DR Runbooks :

- Configuration of Recovery Services vaults, retention policies, and backup schedules.

- Participation in DR drill preparation and runbook creation.

- ASR knowledge preferred but not mandatory.

7. CI/CD Tools - Azure DevOps or GitHub :

- Exposure to release pipelines, IaC integration stages, artifact management.

- Comfortable with GUI-based pipeline stages and branching models (not required to write full YAML).

8. Documentation & SOP Authoring :

- Experience creating as-built diagrams, runbooks, and deployment docs.

- Ability to convert engineering steps into repeatable operational processes.

Nice-to-Have Skills :

- Azure Bicep - Ability to read/modify parameterized templates.

- Azure Functions / AKS / Serverless - Basic awareness of deployment and container patterns.

- Azure ASR (DR) - Understanding of replication policies and DR region setup.

- Python - Basic scripting for automation or CLI tools.

- Certifications (AZ-104 / AZ-305) - Preferred to validate technical depth.