Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

• Architect and lead end-to-end migrations from on-premises to Azure, including assessment, planning, execution, and optimization.
• Design and implement secure, scalable Azure landing zones aligned with enterprise standards (CAF, governance, RBAC, policy, networking).
• Drive automation-first operations: develop and maintain Terraform modules, enforce IaC standards, and build CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Modernize legacy workloads, re-platform applications, and optimize cloud-native architectures (networking, security, DR, data protection).
• Establish robust observability: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting, dashboards, and KQL.
• Mentor and uplift engineering teams, lead technical workshops, and contribute to internal playbooks and standards.
• Collaborate with delivery and client teams to ensure successful migration outcomes, solution reviews, and presales support.
• Champion continuous improvement in reliability, performance, and cost efficiency across Azure platforms.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years in IT, with 5+ years as a Cloud/Platform/DevOps Engineer focused on Microsoft Azure in live, enterprise environments.
• Proven experience leading large-scale migrations from on-premises to Azure (multi subscription/tenant, policy & RBAC, governance).
• Deep expertise in designing and managing Azure Landing Zones, hybrid connectivity, and enterprise guardrails.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code skills (Terraform modules, workspaces), and CI/CD (Azure DevOps) for infrastructure and applications.
• Advanced knowledge of networking (VNet, routing, DNS, VPN/ExpressRoute, Private Link), identity (Entra ID, PIM), security (Defender for Cloud, hardening, secrets), and observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
• Experience authoring clear technical documentation: architecture diagrams, runbooks, migration playbooks.
• Hands-on with containers (Docker) and Kubernetes/AKS operations, or willingness to ramp up quickly
• Scripting in PowerShell and/or Python for automation and tooling Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ- 400, AZ-500); CKA/CKAD a plus.
• Excellent English communication skills; comfortable collaborating with international stakeholders.

• Platform engineering mindset (golden paths, reusable templates, paved roads). 
• Experience with FinOps (cost governance, budgets, tagging, rightsizing).
• Exposure to AI/ML workloads (Azure OpenAI/AI Services) from an infrastructure perspective.