Senior Azure Cloud Engineer – AKS & Terraform

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We are seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, automating, securing, and supporting enterprise Azure cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes (AKS), Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and cloud operations. This role requires a proactive individual who can quickly adapt, take ownership of platform services, and drive engineering excellence.

Core Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Engineering

Design, deploy, and support Azure resources and cloud infrastructure.

Manage Azure services including:

Application Gateway & Load Balancers

Azure Firewall & Private Endpoints

Compute services – VMs, App services, Function apps, Logic apps

Storage Accounts – blob, Fileshares

AI cognitive services – Foundry , Search and etc,.

Azure SQL, PostgreSQL

Key Vault

Azure DNS – Private DNS zones

Azure Monitor & Log Analytics

Virtual Networks, NSGs, Route Tables

Implement Azure security, governance, RBAC, Managed Identities, and networking best practices.

Kubernetes & Containers

Design, deploy, and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments.

Manage cluster lifecycle, upgrades, scaling, security, and monitoring.

Administration of Kubernetes Services – Dockerfiles, Deployment manifests and etc,.

Support Helm Charts, Gateway API (Envoy), CSI Drivers, Workload Identity, and container platforms.

Troubleshoot Kubernetes, application, networking, and storage issues.

Infrastructure Automation

Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and environment standardization.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and platform operations.

Monitoring & Operations

Monitor platform health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana, and Dynatrace.

Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.

Drive reliability, security, and cost optimization initiatives.

Required Skills

Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Security)

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Terraform

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Helm Charts

Docker & Containers

Linux Administration

Networking & DNS

PowerShell, Bash, or Python

Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills

Preferred Certifications – Good to have (Not Mandatory)

·         Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator

·         CKA/CKAD and Terraform Associate