Azure Cloud Engineer (15 Years Experience Minimum)

Job Title - Azure Cloud Engineer
Location - Hybrid (NY)
Duration - 12+ Months
Experience: 15 20 years total IT experience, with 8+ years in Azure cloud engineering, operations, and administration
Role Overview: The Azure Cloud Engineer is responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise-scale Azure environments. The role involves supporting mission-critical applications hosted in Azure, improving operational reliability, automating deployments, and collaborating with development teams to enhance application performance and security.
Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with major Azure services (App Services, API Management, Functions, Virtual Networks, Azure Storage, Key Vault, and Azure SQL).
• Proficiency in using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for operational intelligence.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance analysis skills in distributed cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code tools, and version control platforms.
• Scripting proficiency in PowerShell, Python, or C#.
• Familiarity with integration tools such as MuleSoft is a plus.
• Solid understanding of networking, load balancing, authentication, and identity configurations in Azure.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across global teams.

Microsoft Certifications:

• Required: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Preferred:
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Manage and support Azure resources such as App Services, Function Apps, API Management, Virtual Machines, Networking, and Storage Accounts.
• Perform configuration, scaling, and performance tuning of Azure resources across development, staging, and production environments.
• Implement resource tagging, access management, and cost optimization strategies.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and adherence to defined SLAs.

Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Optimization

• Monitor platform performance and service health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and application performance issues.
• Analyze system metrics to identify trends, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive solutions for recurring issues.

Automation and Deployment

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for streamlined deployment of applications and infrastructure updates.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks using tools such as PowerShell, ARM/Bicep, or Terraform.
• Collaborate with developers to support Infrastructure-as-Code adoption and secure deployment practices.

Security and Compliance

• Ensure adherence to Azure security best practices, including managed identity, RBAC, and network security groups.
• Conduct vulnerability scans, patch management, and access control reviews.
• Support compliance activities aligned with organizational security standards and policies.

Collaboration and Communication

• Work closely with application development, data, and operations teams to ensure consistent environment stability.
• Coordinate across onshore/offshore teams for issue resolution and release activities.
• Provide clear communication around incident resolution, impact assessments, and process improvements.

Continuous Improvement

• Maintain updated documentation for architecture, configurations, and topology.
• Recommend architectural improvements, migration strategies, and modernization initiatives.
• Contribute to automation strategies for monitoring, alerting, and system healing processes.