Cloud Engineer (Azure) – Infrastructure & Operations

Location: India, Remote

Work Experience: 10+ years

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, preferably in Azure.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure infrastructure components.
• Working knowledge of Terraform, ARM, or Bicep for infrastructure deployment.
• Experience implementing job and task automation using tools such as Azure Automation, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, or scheduled scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Experience supporting Windows and Linux systems in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Azure networking concepts (VNets, NSGs, routing, VPNs).
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams and overlapping time zones.
• Experience supporting infrastructure in regulated or audit-driven environments.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation workflows.
• Familiarity with Defender for Cloud and infrastructure security remediation.
• Experience with enterprise job scheduling or orchestration platforms.
• Understanding backup, disaster recovery, and high availability concepts.
• Azure certifications such as AZ-104 or equivalent.
• Timely execution of infrastructure builds and remediation tasks.
• Reduction in operational backlog through effective automation.
• Improved patch and configuration compliance across Azure workloads.
• Reliable execution of scheduled jobs with minimal manual intervention.
• Consistent adherence to architectural and security standards.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Job Description:

Azure Infrastructure Engineering:

• Implement Azure infrastructure components based on approved architectural designs and standards.
• Deploy and manage Azure resources including virtual machines, networking, storage, and platform services.
• Support infrastructure delivery across development, QA, and production environments.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code:

• Implement infrastructure using Terraform, ARM, or Bicep in accordance with defined standards.
• Support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and configuration management.
• Develop and maintain job and task automation for recurring operational activities, including patching, validation, cleanup, and reporting.
• Assist with remediation of legacy or brownfield environments to align with Infrastructure-as-Code practices.

Operations, Patching & Reliability;

• Execute Windows and Linux patching and baseline configuration activities.
• Perform remediation tasks identified through vulnerability assessments and security reviews.
• Utilize automation and scheduling tools to reliably execute and monitor recurring operational jobs.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery environment implementation.
• Monitor infrastructure health and respond to operational issues as required.

Security & Compliance Support:

• Partner with the Information Security Engineer to implement infrastructure-level security remediations.
• Apply security configuration changes required to support NIST and audit alignment.
• Implement Defender for Cloud recommendations and secure baseline configurations.

Collaboration & Documentation:

• Collaborate with offshore and onshore team members to ensure consistent delivery and operational handoffs.
• Document implemented changes, operational procedures, runbooks, and automated workflows.
• Participate in knowledge transfer and follow-the-sun operational models.