Job Description

• Provision, administer, and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure across networking, compute, storage, databases, and security services.
• Monitor cloud environments to ensure high availability, resiliency, system health, and optimal performance.
• Perform incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), troubleshooting, and issue resolution for production environments.
• Administer Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and support containerized workloads.
• Configure and manage Azure networking components, including virtual networks, network security groups (NSGs), routing, ACLs, and connectivity.
• Perform infrastructure provisioning and automation using Terraform, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure APIs.
• Manage Azure Backup, Site Recovery, disaster recovery (DR) rehearsals, and business continuity activities.
• Execute infrastructure changes, patch management, vulnerability remediation, and cloud security posture improvements.
• Monitor Azure resources using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and other monitoring tools, responding proactively to alerts and incidents.
• Manage cloud lifecycle activities including VM sizing, snapshot cleanup, decommissioning, and end-of-life service tracking.
• Collaborate with Cloud Architects, infrastructure teams, and application teams to design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and status reports while ensuring compliance with organizational security and governance standards.
• Participate in shift-based support and provide on-call assistance during production incidents when required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of hands-on experience managing Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Strong expertise in Azure Infrastructure (IaaS & PaaS), including networking, compute, storage, databases, and security.
• Hands-on experience administering Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Strong understanding of Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Azure Administration, RBAC, identity and access management, networking, and Azure control plane components.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux server administration.
• Experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure APIs for automation and infrastructure management.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, vulnerability management, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale production environments with strict SLA requirements.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to participate in shift-based and weekend support rotations.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent Azure certifications.
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD) or hands-on container orchestration experience.
• Networking or Linux administration certifications.
• Experience working within banking, financial services, or other regulated enterprise environments.
• Exposure to cloud governance frameworks and enterprise security best practices.
• Experience designing highly available, resilient, and auto-recovery cloud architectures.