Cloud Engineer

Company Description

StatusNeo is a distinguished global consulting firm specializing in AI, automation, and cloud-first digital solutions. We elevate businesses through exceptional product and platform engineering, delivering unparalleled user experience, design, and functionality. As leaders in the digital community, we inspire CXOs worldwide with our expertise in Digital, Data AI, and DevSecOps. Our innovative and collaborative work environment has earned us the Great Place To Work certification, reflecting our commitment to nurturing a culture of success.

Job Title: Cloud Engineer

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Job Type: Full-time (Permanent)

Experience Level: 1-2+ years (#2 Openings)

Experience Level: 3-5+ years (#4 Openings)

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated
Azure Cloud Engineer
to join our infrastructure and DevOps team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure on
Microsoft Azure
, with deep expertise in
IaaS
,
PaaS
,
Azure Networking
,
infrastructure as code (Terraform)
, and
CI/CD tools
.

You will play a key role in building secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure to support critical applications and workloads across development, test, and production environments.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

Azure Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure IaaS services such as
  Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, and VPN Gateways
  .
• Implement and support PaaS services including
  App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, AKS, Logic Apps, Key Vault, and Application Gateway
  .
• Configure and manage
  Azure Networking components
  , including
  NSGs, UDRs, VNet peering, Private Endpoints, ExpressRoute, and Azure Firewall
  .
• Develop and maintain
  secure and scalable environments
  , following
  Azure Well-Architected Framework
  best practices.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

• Write, manage, and maintain
  Terraform modules
  to automate cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Use
  Azure DevOps
  ,
  GitHub Actions
  , or equivalent tools to build and manage
  CI/CD pipelines
  .
• Develop automated scripts using
  Azure CLI
  ,
  PowerShell
  , or
  Bash
  for deployment and configuration tasks.

Security & Governance

• Implement security controls such as
  RBAC, Managed Identities, Azure Policies, Defender for Cloud, and encryption
  mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Monitor infrastructure using
  Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
  .

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 3–7 years
  of hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer or DevOps Engineer with a focus on
  Microsoft Azure
  .
• Strong experience in:
• Azure IaaS (VMs, VNets, Load Balancers, etc.)
• Azure PaaS (App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, etc.)
• Azure Networking (NSGs, Firewalls, ExpressRoute, DNS, etc.)
• Proficiency in
  Terraform
  for infrastructure automation.
• Experience with
  CI/CD tools
  like
  Azure DevOps
  ,
  GitHub Actions
  , or
  Jenkins
  .
• Hands-on with scripting languages:
  PowerShell
  ,
  Bash
  , or
  Python
  .
• Solid understanding of
  identity and access management
  (Azure AD, RBAC, conditional access).
• Knowledge of
  monitoring, logging
  , and
  alerting
  tools in Azure.
• Familiar with
  container technologies
  (Docker, AKS) is a plus.
• Experience in
  cost management
  and optimizing cloud spend.

Preferred Certifications (Optional but Strongly Preferred):

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate