Sr Specialist Software Engineering

Job Description:

Sr Specialist - Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer/Architect with at least 8 years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and architecture. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design, architecture, optimization, and operational excellence of our Azure infrastructure and cloud services. The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to drive automation, enable transformation at scale, and set best-in-class practices for cloud operations. Expertise in Azure Cloud (IaaS, PaaS & SaaS), Terraform (IaC), and Linux VM management (RHEL/Rocky/CentOS/Ubuntu) is absolutely required. Strong Bash scripting for troubleshooting and automation is also essential.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of complex Azure cloud solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Serve as a technical expert and mentor for cloud engineering teams. Review designs, provide guidance on cloud best practices, and ensure architectural consistency across projects.
• Oversee and execute large-scale provisioning, deployment, and management of Azure infrastructure using Terraform across multi-environment landscapes.
• Drive the operational excellence for Azure services, including VM, AKS, App Services, and containerized workloads. Lead maintenance, upgrades, and patching strategies.
• Architect, configure, and audit Azure networking, including Private Link, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Gateways, APIM, ExpressRoute, Bastion, and related services.
• Champion automation for infrastructure and application management using modular Bash and Python scripts. Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Guide the adoption and management of Docker and Kubernetes (AKS), ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and security.
• Troubleshoot complex Data pipelines involving both PaaS (EventHub, Databricks, ADF, Redis, Cosmos DB, Postgres/MySQL) & VM based FOSS clusters (Apache Kafka, Spark, Storm)
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and optimization practices using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and other observability tools for proactive system health and performance management.
• Lead security initiatives, enforce compliance with data protection policies, and implement OAUTH, RBAC, certificate-based, and PKI-based security frameworks.
• Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, and lead troubleshooting for critical production issues. Participate in executive-level on-call rotations as necessary.
• Evaluate emerging Azure technologies and industry trends, recommending improvements to tools, processes, and architectures for maximum efficiency and innovation.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to align cloud strategies with organizational goals and deliver executive-level reporting on cloud initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, Computer applications, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, with at least 5 years in Azure-focused architecture and operations.

Required Skills:

• Deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and managing enterprise-scale Azure environments (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Extensive experience with Azure networking, security, storage, and identity management.
• Advanced proficiency in developing and managing infrastructure as code for complex, multi-region Azure environments.
• Mastery of Linux systems administration and troubleshooting (RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Advanced scripting with Bash (and optionally Python, awk, sed) for automation and diagnostics.
• Expert knowledge of Azure DevOps, Git, and CI/CD pipeline design and management.
• In-depth experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS) in production environments.
• Strong background in cloud security, certificate management, and compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring teams, leading technical initiatives, and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• Expert knowledge in troubleshooting PaaS services such as Redis, EventHub, AppService, VMSS, DevOps Agents, MySQL, Postgres, Databricks & VM based open-source software like Kafka, Spark, Storm etc.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and incident management skills.
• Good understanding of open telemetry, distributed tracing, DORA and SRE principles.
• Outstanding ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desired Skills

• Professional certifications in Azure (AZ-305 - Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AZ-400 – Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert), Kubernetes (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), Terraform Certified Expert etc.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights).
• Familiarity with vulnerability detection, code coverage, and security best practices for large-scale deployments.

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