Azure Cloud Engineer

Position

Solution Architect/Technical Architect

Experience

·       12 - 16+ years of overall IT experience

·       Significant hands-on experience working as a Solution/Technical Architect

Education

·       B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA / MBA or equivalent

Certifications

·       TOGAF® certification (Level 1/2) preferred to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards

·       Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) and other supporting certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-400, or AZ-500 preferred.

Key Responsibilities

·       Define and evolve the target architecture for .NET-based distributed platform.

·       Architect highly configurable solutions on Azure with strong focus on scalability, tenant isolation, resilience, maintainability, and speed of delivery.

·       Lead solution design across ASP.NET Core services, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, background processing, integration patterns, and shared platform capabilities.

·       Drive adoption of modern .NET and cloud-native patterns including microservices, domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, API-first design, and secure service-to-service communication.

·       Partner with engineering teams on real implementation decisions, review critical designs and code paths, and provide hands-on guidance for performance, operability, and production readiness.

·       Architect Azure-native deployment patterns using AKS, containers, API Management, Service Bus/Event Grid or equivalent messaging, Key Vault, managed observability, and CI/CD automation.

·       Work with data and platform teams on PostgreSQL-backed service design, data access patterns, caching strategies, and database performance for high-volume transactional workloads.

·       Define non-functional requirements and architecture guardrails around performance, scalability, availability, recoverability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency.

·       Embed DevSecOps and observability into platform design through telemetry, tracing, alerting, diagnostics, secrets management, and release governance.

·       Evaluate emerging technologies, AI-assisted engineering enablers, and modernization options pragmatically, with clear build-vs-buy and risk-reward trade-offs.

·       Mentor senior engineers and technical leads, contribute to architectural governance, and create reusable patterns, reference implementations, and standards across teams.

·       Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

·       12–16 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or platform engineering, with significant experience in Microsoft technology stacks.

Essential Qualification and Skills

·       Strong hands-on expertise in C#, .NET / .NET Core / .NET 8, ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, background services, and enterprise application design.

·       Deep experience in architecting distributed systems using microservices, asynchronous messaging, event-driven design, and API-led integration patterns.

·       Strong Azure architecture experience, preferably across AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management, Key Vault, Service Bus, Event Grid, Storage, monitoring, and identity integration patterns.

·       Experience designing and supporting platforms, configurable product architectures, and integration-heavy enterprise solutions.

·       Strong understanding of relational databases and performance engineering, especially SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL, including schema design, indexing, query tuning, and transaction handling.

·       Solid grasp of non-functional architecture including performance, scalability, availability, fault isolation, observability, and disaster recovery.

·       Strong understanding of application and platform security including authentication, authorization, secrets management, encryption, secure coding, and compliance-oriented design.

·       Experience with containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and modern DevSecOps practices.

·       Ability to make sound architecture decisions with a balance of pragmatism, delivery speed, engineering quality, and long-term maintainability.

·       Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across product, engineering, architecture, operations, security, and client-facing teams.

Skills & Competencies

·       Experience in insurance, Insurtech, BFSI, or other regulated, transaction-heavy domains.

·       Exposure to policy administration, billing, accounting, claims, workflow orchestration, or reporting platforms within the insurance value chain.

·       Experience with architecture frameworks and modelling approaches such as TOGAF, domain-driven design, UML, C4, or equivalent practical architecture methods.

·       Familiarity with mixed technology landscapes involving .NET, Java/Spring Boot, enterprise workflow tools, and integration ecosystems.

·       Experience with observability and reliability tooling such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Application Insights, Open Telemetry, Grafana, or similar.

·       Working knowledge of Angular, React, or modern web application architecture patterns.

·       Exposure to AI-enabled engineering, intelligent automation, or embedding AI capabilities into enterprise platforms.

·       Leadership experience across globally distributed or virtual teams.

ZyrOps Technologies is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, networking, security, migration, and modernization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and manage Azure Landing Zones using Hub & Spoke architecture.
• Manage Azure IaaS and PaaS environments.
• Implement Azure Policy, Monitor, Sentinel, and Defender for Cloud.
• Design and manage Azure Firewall, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, ExpressRoute, and VPN.
• Lead on-premises to Azure migration projects.
• Develop Disaster Recovery and application modernization solutions.
• Manage Azure Arc, AKS, and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• Work with Azure VMware Solution (AVS) and Nutanix.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and security issues.
• Optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, security, and cost.
• Collaborate with DevOps, infrastructure, security, and development teams.
• Maintain technical documentation and follow cloud architecture and security best practices.

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Mid-Level Azure Cloud Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize

our Microsoft Azure environment. The ideal candidate has strong experience across Azure

infrastructure, networking, security, identity, automation, and cloud operations, and can

independently support day-to-day cloud administration and deployments.

Responsibilities

 Manage and maintain Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines,

storage, Azure SQL, App Services, Key Vault, and Azure Functions.

 Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, and

identity/security policies.

 Monitor cloud health, performance, costs, and security using Azure Monitor, Log

Analytics, and Microsoft Defender.

 Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

 Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git.

 Configure backups, disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity solutions.

 Troubleshoot Azure networking, application, and infrastructure issues.

 Work closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable

cloud operations.

Qualifications

 4–7 years of Azure cloud engineering experience.

 Strong hands-on experience with Azure networking, compute, storage, App Services,

Azure SQL, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.

 Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, and

identity management.

 Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code

(Terraform, Bicep, or ARM).

 Knowledge of cloud security, governance, backup, disaster recovery, and cost

optimization.

 Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

 Experience supporting production cloud environments in an enterprise setting.

Preferred Skills

 Experience with Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Azure API Management, Azure Front Door,

and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

 Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) certification

preferred.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity (Entra ID), and governance services.

2+ years of experience with DevOps tooling and practices, including CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM), and version control (Git).

2+ years' experience in infrastructure design, platform engineering, or architecture.

Strong proficiency with automation and scripting — PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, or Bash.

Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker) and familiarity with orchestration platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service).

Deep understanding of cloud architecture, deployment patterns, and management best practices, including the Azure Well-Architected Framework.

Experience defining standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures for cloud platform consumption.

Strong knowledge of networking concepts, storage configurations, virtualisation technologies, and disaster recovery/backup design for hybrid environments.

Experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards, Artifacts) or equivalent platforms.

Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM), including Entra ID, RBAC, PIM.

Strong understanding of security, compliance requirements, and IT governance frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, or similar).

Preferred

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Mid-Level Azure Cloud Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our Microsoft Azure environment. The ideal candidate has strong experience across Azure infrastructure, networking, security, identity, automation, and cloud operations, and can

independently support day-to-day cloud administration an deployments.

Responsibilities

 Manage and maintain Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines,

storage, Azure SQL, App Services, Key Vault, and Azure Functions.

 Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, and

identity/security policies.

 Monitor cloud health, performance, costs, and security using Azure Monitor, Log

Analytics, and Microsoft Defender.

 Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

 Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git.

 Configure backups, disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity solutions.

 Troubleshoot Azure networking, application, and infrastructure issues.

 Work closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable cloud operations.

Qualifications

 4–7 years of Azure cloud engineering experience.

 Strong hands-on experience with Azure networking, compute, storage, App Services, Azure SQL, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.

 Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity management.

 Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM).

 Knowledge of cloud security, governance, backup, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.

 Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

 Experience supporting production cloud environments in an enterprise setting.

Preferred Skills

 Experience with Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Azure API Management, Azure Front Door, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

 Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) certification preferred.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or

equivalent experience.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Infrastructure: Deploy, configure, and manage Azure IaaS and PaaS services, including Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, Azure Firewall, VPN/ExpressRoute gateways, storage, App Services, and Azure SQL.

Azure Landing Zones: Implement and maintain landing zones aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, including management groups, subscriptions, RBAC, Azure Policy, and resource tagging.

Cloud Migration: Execute on-premises-to-Azure migrations using Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), and database migration tools.

Identity and Access Management: Manage Microsoft Entra ID integrations, Entra Connect, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and managed identities.

Backup and Disaster Recovery: Configure and manage Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, monitoring, and disaster recovery solutions.

L2 Support and Incident Management: Resolve infrastructure incidents and service requests within agreed SLAs, perform root-cause analysis, and escalate complex issues to L3 teams with detailed diagnostics.

Cloud Security: Apply security baselines using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and implement secure-score recommendations.

Automation and Infrastructure as Code: Automate routine tasks using PowerShell and Azure CLI, and work with ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.

Cost Optimization: Monitor Azure consumption, optimize resource utilization, and prepare monthly cloud usage and cost reports.

Technical Documentation: Prepare low-level designs, operational runbooks, as-built documentation, and project handover documents.

Presales Support: Assist with effort estimation, technical solution inputs, and proof-of-concept implementations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

3–5 years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure infrastructure.

At least 2 years of experience in customer-facing consulting or managed services environments.

Strong working knowledge of Azure networking, compute, storage, and identity services.

Practical experience delivering at least one end-to-end Azure migration or landing zone deployment.

Good understanding of Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.

Hands-on scripting experience with PowerShell.

Working knowledge of Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.

Familiarity with ITIL processes and ticketing tools such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Freshservice, or similar platforms.

Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to interact with customer IT teams.

Certifications

Mandatory

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).

Preferred

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500).

Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700).

Good to Have

Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and image management.

Exposure to Microsoft Sentinel or Microsoft Defender XDR.

Experience supporting UAE government or semi-government customers.

Arabic language proficiency.

Candidate Requirements

Currently based in the UAE with a valid residence visa, or able to transfer the visa without delay.

Available to join immediately or within 15 days.

A valid UAE driving licence is preferred for customer site visits.

Willing to work at customer premises and support occasional after-hours change windows

Job Specification:

Work Experience: 6.5+ years

Work Location: Hyderabad

Mode of Employment: Permanent

Work Mode: Hybrid

Education Qualification required: Any Degree

Job Description:

Looking for a Cloud Network Engineer with strong experience in AWS/Azure Cloud Networking, LAN/WAN, hybrid connectivity, routing, and troubleshooting. The candidate should have hands-on experience implementing and supporting cloud network infrastructure and resolving complex connectivity issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and troubleshoot AWS/Azure networking environments.
• Configure VPC/VNet, subnets, route tables, NSG/Security Groups, NACLs, peering, and private endpoints.
• Work on VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and hybrid connectivity.
• Configure and troubleshoot DNS, Load Balancers, NAT, routing, and network security.
• Troubleshoot LAN/WAN, routing, connectivity, latency, DNS, and packet-flow issues.
• Work with BGP, static routing, NAT, MTU, and high-availability concepts.
• Support cloud migration activities, connectivity validation, and cutover requirements.
• Coordinate with Firewall, Security, Cloud, Application, and Infrastructure teams.
• Prepare network documentation, implementation plans, diagrams, and troubleshooting reports.
• Exposure to Terraform/IaC for cloud network deployment is an advantage.

Mandatory Skills:

• AWS or Azure Cloud Networking
• LAN/WAN & Network Troubleshooting
• Routing & Switching
• VPC/VNet, Subnets, Route Tables
• VPN / Hybrid Connectivity
• DNS & Load Balancing
• BGP / TCP-IP / NAT
• Good communication and stakeholder coordination skills.

WowPe is a leading fintech company revolutionizing the way businesses handle financial transactions. Our suite of innovative products includes a secure Payment Gateway for seamless online transactions, robust Payouts solutions to streamline bulk payments, and a versatile Point of Sale (POS) system for efficient in-store transactions. At WowPe, we’re dedicated to providing user-friendly, scalable, and reliable solutions that empower businesses to grow and succeed in today’s fast-paced digital economy.

We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Network Engineer to design, build, and manage secure, scalable hybrid cloud environments at WowPe. This role will focus on cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, infrastructure automation, security, reliability, and performance across on-prem and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure). You will play a critical role in ensuring high availability, security, and performance of our fintech platforms.

A Day in the Life

• Design and review cloud network architectures (VPC/VNet, routing, segmentation)
• Troubleshoot latency, connectivity, VPN, and performance issues
• Work with DevOps and application teams to support deployments and scalability
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and security guardrails
• Monitor network health, traffic flow, and system performance
• Ensure security, compliance, and disaster recovery readiness
• Support hybrid connectivity between on-prem data centers and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Networking & Hybrid Architecture

• Design and implement VPC/VNet architectures, subnetting, routing tables, NAT, gateways, and secure segmentation
• Build and manage hybrid connectivity between on-prem data centers and cloud using Site-to-Site VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect
• Configure and manage Layer 4 & Layer 7 load balancers for high availability and traffic distribution
• Architect DNS, CDN, and edge networking strategies for low-latency global access

Security & Zero-Trust

• Implement Zero-Trust networking using security groups, NACLs, identity-aware proxies, mTLS
• Design secure access controls and network isolation
• Work closely with security teams to ensure PCI, ISO, SOC compliance readiness

Automation, Platform & Reliability

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/ARM/CloudFormation)
• Build self-healing, auto-scaling architectures with health checks and fault tolerance
• Support and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS) including networking and service communication
• Integrate infra with CI/CD pipelines for safe and frequent deployments

Operations & Observability

• Perform advanced troubleshooting for latency, packet loss, MTU, routing loops
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch)
• Design and maintain disaster recovery architectures, multi-region networking, and replication strategies
• Ensure high availability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency

Basic Qualifications & Skills

• 4+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Networking
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Deep understanding of VPC/VNet, routing, NAT, gateways, load balancers, DNS
• Experience with Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect)
• Solid knowledge of network security, firewalls, access control, segmentation
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident handling
• Strong understanding of high availability, DR, and performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, BFSI, or high-compliance environments
• Exposure to Zero-Trust architecture and security best practices
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), service mesh, microservices networking
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of CDN, edge networking, and global traffic management
• Experience with compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC2)
• Ability to design large-scale, resilient, production-grade architectures

• Strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Good understanding of Azure services such as Compute, Storage, Event Hub, Event Subscription, Storage Queue, and PaaS services.
• Basic understanding of Azure AI Foundry and AI-related Azure service setup.
• Good Azure networking basics: VNet, subnet, routing, and basic troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, especially:
• Terraform state
• plan / apply
• troubleshooting failures
• migration risks
• Terraform Enterprise concepts
• Strong Python coding capability, not just basic scripting.
• Experience using Python for API integration, automation, JSON/YAML handling, and internal tooling.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot pipeline failures.
• Comfortable with YAML and JSON.
• Ability to troubleshoot Azure infrastructure/platform issues.
• Ability to collect logs/evidence and coordinate with network/app/Microsoft support teams.
• Basic awareness of agentic AI / LLM concepts.
• Awareness of security and cost best practices.

Good to Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with Harness.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform Enterprise.
• Exposure to LangGraph / LangChain.
• Exposure to agentic AI workflows or skill creation.
• Exposure to Claude or enterprise LLM integrations.
• Knowledge of Azure ML Workspace, model registry, and managed endpoints.
• MLOps / LLMOps knowledge.
• FinOps / Azure cost optimization experience.
• Azure certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-500.

Screening Priority:

Azure Cloud + Terraform + Python Coding + CI/CD Troubleshooting + YAML/JSON + Basic Agentic AI Awareness

Summary -

• We are looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to build and operate the Azure foundation for our AI workloads and serve as the working bridge between the Cloud Infrastructure and Data teams. You will own Terraform-driven Azure infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, and hands-on platform components, including Azure AI Foundry, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and Databricks.

Responsibilities -

• Build and maintain Azure infrastructure as code with Terraform, including reusable modules and multi-environment patterns.
• Provision and operate Azure AI Foundry hubs and projects, including model deployments, data connections, and identity and network configuration.
• Design and secure MCP servers that expose internal tools and data to AI agents.
• Partner with the Data team to deploy and configure Databricks workspaces, including VNet injection, private endpoints, Entra ID integration, and Unity Catalog.
• Own CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for infrastructure and AI platform deployments.
• Enforce guardrails for AI workloads, including Key Vault secrets management, managed identities, and network isolation.
• Monitor platform health, reliability, and cost with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Triage cross-team platform requests, document reference patterns, and remove blockers between Cloud and Data teams.\

Requirements -

• 4 to 8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on Azure experience, including networking, Entra ID, RBAC, and managed identities.
• Advanced Terraform skills, including module design and state management.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and Git-based workflows.
• Working knowledge of Azure AI Foundry or Azure OpenAI, including access control and network integration.
• Practical understanding of MCP and the security considerations for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems.
• Hands-on Databricks platform experience, including workspace deployment, Unity Catalog, and cluster configuration.
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience working within SOC 2 Type II or similar control frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications -

• Experience with RAG architectures or Azure AI Search.
• Experience with GPU capacity and quota planning in Azure.