Azure Cloud Engineer

Ascentt is building cutting-edge data analytics & AI/ML solutions for global automotive and manufacturing leaders. We turn enterprise data into real-time decisions using advanced machine learning and GenAI. Our team solves hard engineering problems at scale, with real-world industry impact. We're hiring passionate builders to shape the future of industrial intelligence.

Azure Cloud Engineer

Experience 5+ years of experience managing cloud infrastructure, preferably in Azure.

Location: Indore/Pune

Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Azure Cloud Engineer to join our cloud infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and optimizing Azure cloud solutions, ensuring high availability, security, and performance of our cloud-based systems. This role will involve close collaboration with DevOps, security, application development, and operations teams.

Key Duties And Tasks
Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure using best practices (IaaS, PaaS, containers, serverless).

Implement and maintain Azure services such as VMs, VNets, Azure AD, Storage, AKS, App Services, Functions, Event Grid, Logic Apps, etc.

Automate infrastructure provisioning using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.

Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other DevOps tools.

Ensure cloud security posture by implementing RBAC, NSGs, firewalls, policies, and identity protection.

Monitor system performance, health, and costs using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Cost Management.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and deployments.

Stay current with Azure features and best practices and propose improvements or migrations as needed.

Qualification And Skills Required
5+ years of experience managing cloud infrastructure, preferably in Azure.

Strong Hands-on Experience With
Azure Compute (VMs, Scale Sets, Functions)

Azure Networking (VNet, Load Balancers, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute)

Azure Identity (Azure AD, RBAC, Managed Identities)

Azure Storage and Databases

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or containers (Docker)

Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps principles.

Scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools like Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or Prometheus/Grafana.

Experience with Git-based version control systems.

Technical Skills

• Proven experience in security architecture and designing, building, and deploying secure cloud workloads.
• Expertise in IAC, Terraform, and scripting languages (Git, PowerShell, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, Bash).
• Experience in a DevOps environment with knowledge of Continuous Integration, Containers, and DAST/SAST tools.
• Strong knowledge of security technologies, identity and access management, and containerized security models.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting solutions for critical infrastructure.
• Good to have:

Experience with distributed systems, Linux, CDNs, HTTP, TCP/IP basics, database and SQL skills, Rest API, microservices-based development, and automation experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

Experience with hybrid cloud setups or migrations from on-prem to Azure.

Familiarity with governance tools like Azure Policy, Blueprints, and Cost Management.

Exposure to Microsoft Defender for Cloud or Sentinel for security monitoring.

• Experience with Databricks, Glue, Athena, EMR, Data Lake and related solutions and services.

Certifications/Licenses
Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-305 (Solutions Architect), or AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer).

Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.