Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Azure Developer with strong expertise in migrating on‑premises infrastructure and applications to Microsoft Azure The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, executing, and optimizing cloud migration strategies while ensuring security, scalability, and performance. This role requires hands-on technical leadership and close collaboration with infrastructure, security, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute end-to-end migration of on-prem servers, applications, and databases to Azure
• Design and implement Azure cloud architecture using best practices for reliability, scalability, and cost optimization
• Perform migration assessments, dependency mapping, and workload prioritization
• Use Azure migration tools such as Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Data Migration Service
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform
• Configure and manage Azure services including: Azure Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets Azure Storage (Blob, File, Disk) Virtual Networks, NSGs, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway
• Implement security and governance using Azure AD, RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policies, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
• Optimize performance, availability, and cost using Azure best practices
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions)
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members
• Create and maintain migration documentation, architecture diagrams, and runbooks

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–8 years of total IT experience, with at least 4–5 years of hands-on Azure experience
• Proven experience in on-prem to Azure migration projects
• Strong understanding of: Windows & Linux server administration Networking concepts (DNS, firewalls, routing, VPNs) High availability and disaster recovery architectures
• Hands-on experience with PowerShell and/or Azure CLI
• Experience with databases such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, or Managed Instances
• Solid understanding of cloud security, identity, and compliance
• Ability to analyze legacy environments and propose cloud-native solutions
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Good to Have / Preferred Skills

• Experience modernizing applications using PaaS services (App Service, Azure Functions, AKS)
• Exposure to containerization and Kubernetes (AKS)
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of cost management and Azure FinOps practices
• Prior experience in large-scale enterprise migration programs

Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert