Senior Cloud Engineer

🚀 Hiring: Senior Azure Platform Engineer | Azure | Terraform | Kubernetes

📍 Location: India

💼 Employment: Full-Time | Long-Term

🎯 Experience: 10+ Years | 8+ Years Hands-on Azure

🔑 What We’re Looking For

▪️ Strong expertise in Azure Cloud Platform & Landing Zone Architecture

▪️ Advanced hands-on experience with Terraform & reusable IaC modules

▪️ Expertise in Kubernetes, Helm & container platforms

▪️ Strong understanding of Azure Networking, Entra ID, RBAC & Azure Policy

▪️ Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions / Azure Pipelines & CI/CD

▪️ Hands-on GitOps & ArgoCD experience

▪️ Strong observability skills with Prometheus, Grafana & Azure Monitor

▪️ Experience designing and supporting microservices architectures

▪️ Knowledge of security, policy-as-code and IaC security scanning

▪️ Exposure to Azure Arc / Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI is a plus

Cloud Expertise(Azure):

• Strong understanding of cloud services and resources like AI services, webapp, database, including monitoring tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Arm template / Bicep/Terraform.

• Deep understanding of Networking concepts(DNS, DHCP , Hub and Spoke).

• Understanding on policies and security aspects of cloud.

Kubernetes & Helm:

• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes concepts such as pods, services, ingress, config maps, and secrets.

• Understand of Kubernetes templates and its deployment.

• Proficiency with Helm/ Kustomize or equivalent for Kubernetes package management and deployment automation.

• Implement Kubernetes best practices, including security, networking, and scaling.

• Concepts of Docker and Containers

CI/CD & Programming:

• Hands-on experience with YAML-based CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

• Familiarity with scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bash.

• Proven skill in python programming and concepts.

Monitoring and Observability:

Expertise in creating and managing Grafana dashboards for visualizing metrics and logs.

• Knowledge of Log Analytics & Azure Application Insights for performance monitoring and tracing.

Location : Kochi

Candidated must be in Kerala and should be willing to relocate.

Notice Period : up to 30 days

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Azure Cloud Engineer with 2–3 years of experience in Microsoft cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure infrastructure services and Microsoft 365 administration. This role involves supporting cloud environments, managing identity and security, and assisting in cloud-based deployments and operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) including user management, group policies, conditional access, and identity governance.
• Configure and maintain Azure networking components such as Virtual Networks (VNet), Subnets, NSGs, VPN, and Load Balancers.
• Deploy and manage Azure Compute services including Virtual Machines, App Services, and related infrastructure.
• Administer Azure Storage services (Blob, File Shares, Backup, etc.).
• Monitor and maintain Microsoft 365 environments including Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint Online.
• Administer SharePoint Online sites, permissions, and configurations.
• Manage and monitor security policies using Microsoft 365 Security Center.
• Support cloud governance, compliance, and security best practices.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and M365-related issues.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support cloud migration and deployment activities.
• Document configurations, processes, and standard operating procedures.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2–3 years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong experience with Azure Entra ID, Azure Networking, Azure Storage, and Azure Compute services.
• Experience in Microsoft 365 Administration.
• Hands-on experience in SharePoint Online administration.
• Experience working with Microsoft 365 Security Center.
• Good understanding of cloud security, identity management, and governance.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

Nice to Have (Added Advantage)

• Experience with Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, Repos, Boards, etc.).
• Basic scripting knowledge (PowerShell, Azure CLI).
• Azure or Microsoft 365 certifications.

• 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

Required Technical Skill Set

MS Azure, M365, PowerShell

No of Requirements

1

Desired Experience Range

5 to 10 Years

Location of Requirement

Bangalore/Hydrabad

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

Must-Have

·        Hands-on experience in Automating solutions in Power shell at L3 level

·        Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and executing Azure Runbooks for operational automation

·        Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 Groups management and support

·        String Experience in M365 License Management

·        Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, with experience working in Scrum or Kanban environments

·        Knowledge of Azure monitoring and diagnostics tools (Log Analytics, Application Insights, Alerts)

·        Good understanding of application security, reliability, and performance optimization in cloud environments

·        Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills

·        Proficiency in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)

Good-to-Have

·        AZ-204

·        Good understanding of M365 Security and Compliance features, including retention, audit, and data governance policies

Position: Cloud Infrastructure & Migration SME/Tech Lead (L3) | Total IT Experience: 8-12 Years

Relevant Cloud Experience: 6+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Infrastructure & Migration SME (L3) to design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments. The candidate will serve as the primary SME responsible for cloud transformation, datacentre migration, infrastructure modernization, governance, security, and operational excellence across cloud and on-premises platforms.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Azure cloud technologies along with exposure to other public cloud platforms, cloud infrastructure, migration strategies, landing zone implementation, security frameworks, hybrid networking, disaster recovery, and automation. The role requires strong experience in assessing on-premises infrastructure and applications, planning migration and modernization initiatives, and delivering secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions across business-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support secure, scalable, and highly available cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments, primarily focused on Microsoft Azure with exposure to AWS.
• Design and implement Landing Zones, cloud governance frameworks, management hierarchies, security controls, compliance standards, and operational guardrails.
• Lead enterprise storage transformation initiatives including Azure Storage services, data lifecycle management, and large-scale NAS-to-Blob/File Share migration programs.
• Lead cloud transformation and datacentre migration initiatives, including discovery, assessments, dependency mapping, migration planning, P2V, Virtual-to-Cloud and On-Premises-to-Cloud migrations, validation, cutover, and stabilization.
• Design and implement enterprise security and identity controls covering Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, identity governance, Zero Trust principles, security hardening, and compliance requirements.
• Design and support cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, network segmentation, private connectivity, DNS, routing, and secure access architectures.
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure platforms including compute, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, high availability, and performance optimization to ensure operational resilience.
• Enable and support Azure database PaaS implementations, including migration readiness, Private Endpoint connectivity, security, and operational handover to database teams.
• Design, automate, and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), cloud automation, and DevOps best practices using Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure-native tooling.
• Implement monitoring, observability, alerting, capacity planning, and operational reporting capabilities to maintain infrastructure health, service reliability, and operational excellence.
• Provide L3 support, lead major incident resolution and RCAs, and drive continuous service improvement initiatives across cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• Collaborate with application, database, infrastructure, networking, security, and cloud teams to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, migration runbooks, standards, operational procedures, governance artefacts, and infrastructure readiness assessments.

Experience and Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8-12 years of IT experience, including 6+ years of hands-on Cloud Infrastructure and Migration experience, primarily within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Proven experience leading cloud transformation, datacentre migration, infrastructure modernization, and cloud adoption programs across enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure, cloud architecture, Landing Zones, governance, security, networking, identity management, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.
• Experience performing application and infrastructure assessments, dependency mapping, workload rationalization, and migration planning for cloud transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, virtualization platforms, hybrid infrastructure, and cloud operations.
• Experience delivering P2V, Virtual-to-Cloud, and On-Premises-to-Cloud migrations, including migration validation, cutover planning, and operational stabilization.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates), cloud automation, and operational tooling.
• Experience supporting Azure SQL services, cloud storage platforms, hybrid connectivity, monitoring, backup, and resilience frameworks.
• Exposure to AWS or other public cloud platforms and hybrid/multi-cloud environments is desirable.
• Experience working within managed services, cloud operations, or large-scale transformation programs, with strong stakeholder management, troubleshooting, and technical leadership capabilities.

Required Skills & Certifications

• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) – Mandatory
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - mandatory
• AWS Certified Solution Architect - Preferred
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate - Optional

Key Competencies

• Strong system integration, analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to manage business-critical production environments
• Leadership and mentoring capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive approach toward automation and continuous improvement

Work/ Roaster Requirement:

• Willingness to work in UK / US aligned shifts based on project requirements.
• Participation in on-call support and major incident response activities.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced managed services environment.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A hands-on Cloud Infrastructure & Migration SME with expertise in cloud transformation, datacentre migration, hybrid infrastructure, governance, security, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate combines deep cloud infrastructure knowledge with strong migration and modernization experience to deliver secure, resilient, and cost-effective enterprise cloud solutions.

Job Description:

Job title : Cloud Architect

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Chennai / Pune / Hyderabad / Bangalore

Shift: UK Shift

Work Mode: Onsite(WFO)

Notice Period: Immediate Joiner/ serving notice period only

Project Scope:

This engagement automates end-to-end infrastructure build provisioning across on-prem and Azure. The team will build a shared ServiceNow-led intake, approval, orchestration, and closed-loop status model, using Jenkins/Ansible for on-prem builds and Azure DevOps/Terraform for cloud builds. Automation includes standards, security/compliance controls, scan gates, CMDB/change updates, and handover.    

Roles and Responsibilities:

Define Azure automation architecture, governance, and reusable cloud build patterns.            

Own Azure architecture for automated build provisioning using the ServiceNow-led control plane.

Define approved build patterns, SKUs, landing-zone integration, Terraform standards, Azure DevOps architecture, and guardrails.

Translate security, compliance, resiliency, tagging, cost, and data-residency requirements into automated controls.

Design ServiceNow, rules engine, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Azure Policy, CMDB, and callback integrations.

Review solution designs and assure quality with cloud, security, finance, and platform teams.

Required Skills:

Azure landing zones, networking, RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policy, Terraform, Azure DevOps, FinOps, ServiceNow APIs.          

10+ years in infrastructure/cloud engineering; 5+ years designing Azure solutions.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; Azure Solutions Architect certification preferred.

Senior Cloud Site Reliability Engineer (CSRE) – Azure

About Searce:

Searce is an AI-native, engineering-led modern technology consultancy that empowers

clients to futurify their businesses by delivering real, intelligent business outcomes. As a

trusted partner for over 3,000 clients globally, Searce specializes in cloud modernization,

data engineering, applied AI, and robust cloud platform security. Driven by a "HAPPIER"

cultural mindset and our proprietary evlos problem-solving framework, we eliminate

bureaucratic fluff to build working prototypes fast and scale enterprise production

environments intelligently. We don't just fix systems; we leverage multi-cloud technologies

to transform client operations into distinct competitive advantages.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a high-caliber Senior or Lead Cloud Site Reliability Engineer (CSRE) to

architect, secure, and stabilize next-generation hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Operating at the intersection of infrastructure design, security compliance, and production

operations, you will serve as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) across GCP, Azure,

and AWS.

Whether optimizing a microservice mesh on GKE, tuning autoscaling on AKS, or driving a

massive disaster recovery drill across AWS regions, your focus will be absolute reliability. For

the Lead path, you will couple this deep engineering toolkit with stakeholder management

and mentorship to drive an elite operational culture.

Experience & Level Expectation:

Years of Experience: 3 to 10 years of intensive, hands-on production operations

experience in a dedicated DevOps, Cloud Platform Engineering, or SRE role.

Associate level (3-5 Years): Expected to show flawless execution of IaC, advanced

triaging of infrastructure failures, and ownership of the CI/CD and deployment

lifecycles.

Intermediate level (5-10 Years): Expected to take architectural ownership, serve as

primary Incident Commander for complex outages, design cross-cloud governance

frameworks, and act as a reliable bridge between technical teams and client

leadership.

Key Responsibilities & Role Expectations:

Multi-Cloud Platforms & Orchestration: Design, configure, and maintain

production-grade Kubernetes clusters across major platforms (AKS).

Manage advanced network routing, service meshes (e.g., Istio), and multi-tenant

isolation.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & GitOps: Build declarative, enterprise-grade, reusable

infrastructure components using Terraform or Crossplane. Standardize automated

environment provisioning to eliminate configuration drift across multi-branch

environments.

Incident Management & Reliability (SRE): Own and optimize the production on-call

rotation. Lead rapid mitigation strategies for Sev-1/Sev-2 system outages, reducing

Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) through centralized log and metric correlation.

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Facilitate rigorous, blameless post-incident reviews to

identify core architectural vulnerabilities and establish long-term fixes preventing

recurrence.

Lifecycle, Patching & Upgrades: Plan and execute zero-downtime cluster upgrades,

operating system patching strategies (Linux/Windows), database lifecycle updates,

and multi-region Disaster Recovery (DR) failover drills.

Core Core Operations & Legacy Integration: Manage enterprise-level hybrid

networking architecture (VPCs, Firewalls, Load Balancers, DNS routing, and DHCP

configurations) while effectively connecting cloud native services to legacy

infrastructures like Active Directory.

Security & Governance: Embed Zero Trust policies, secure secrets management

(Secrets Manager/Key Vault), and continuous vulnerability patching into the

automated SDLC pipeline.

Required Technical Skills:

- Microsoft Azure: Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Azure Active Directory, Azure Update Management.

- Containers & Orchestration

• Production-level management of GKE, AKS, and EKS.
• Advanced mastery of Docker, Helm, Kubernetes StatefulSets, Pod Disruption

We are looking for a hands-on Azure DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer to manage enterprise Azure environments, automate infrastructure, build CI/CD pipelines, and support cloud modernization initiatives.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement & support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

• Perform TFS / Azure DevOps Server → Azure DevOps Services migration

• Build & manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Support Azure cloud infrastructure, networking, security, monitoring & production environments

• Drive cloud migration, application modernization & platform transformation initiatives

• Work with Terraform, containerization, DevSecOps & cloud automation

• Troubleshoot infrastructure/deployment issues and support incident & on-call operations

• Create technical documentation, runbooks and deployment standards

🎯 Mandatory Requirements

✅ AZ-204 – Azure Developer Associate – Mandatory

✅ 5–8 years total IT experience

✅ 3+ years hands-on Azure DevOps / Azure Infrastructure experience

✅ Strong experience in CI/CD & Azure DevOps

✅ Hands-on experience with TFS / Azure DevOps Server to Azure DevOps Services migration

✅ Strong understanding of Azure cloud infrastructure & cloud operations

✅ Experience with IaC, provisioning & infrastructure automation

✅ Exposure to cloud/data migration and application modernization

✅ Experience supporting Azure networking, security & monitoring

✅ Experience in production support / managed services / cloud operations

✅ Willingness to work UK/US shifts and participate in on-call support

⭐ Preferred / Optional

• AZ-400 – Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert

• AZ-104 – Azure Administrator Associate

• HashiCorp Terraform Associate

• Container platforms, orchestration & DevSecOps experience

🎓 Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering or related field.

Job Description: Lead - Cloud Engineering (AWS / Azure)

Role Title: Lead - Cloud Engineering

Experience Level: 10+ Years

Domain Focus: Healthcare AI & Cloud Infrastructure

Location: Remote

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead - Cloud Engineering with over 10 years of IT experience to lead our cloud strategy, architecture, and infrastructure teams. In this role, you will oversee end-to-end cloud deployment, multi-cloud migration, and scalable architecture designed to support cutting-edge Generative AI applications in the healthcare technology domain.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in both AWS and Azure, strong hands-on capability in cloud infrastructure, and proven leadership experience driving security, compliance, and team growth.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Migration

• Lead the architecture, design, and execution of cloud migrations, deployments, and modernizations across AWS and Azure environments.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep to ensure scalable, automated infrastructure provisioning.
• Build high-availability, low-latency architectures optimized for data-intensive Generative AI and Machine Learning workloads.

Security & Healthcare Compliance

• Enforce healthcare security standards including HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and data governance best practices across all cloud assets.
• Implement Zero-Trust security, Identity Access Management (IAM), data encryption key management, and continuous vulnerability monitoring.

Leadership & Team Management

• Manage, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of DevOps, Cloud, and SRE Engineers.
• Drive Agile workflows, sprint planning, incident response frameworks, and SLA compliance.
• Collaborate closely with Data Engineering, AI/ML, and Software Product teams to align infrastructure with business roadmaps.

Operations & FinOps

• Establish cloud cost optimization strategies (FinOps) to manage computing costs associated with AI models and large-scale data processing.
• Manage monitoring, alerting, and telemetry frameworks (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog, CloudWatch) to ensure 99.99% uptime.

Key Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years in a cloud leadership or lead architect role.
• Cloud Platforms: Advanced hands-on expertise with both AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, EKS, Bedrock, SageMaker) and Azure (e.g., AKS, Azure OpenAI, Blob, Virtual Machines).
• DevOps & IaC: Strong background in Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins).
• Domain Knowledge: Prior experience building or managing cloud environments within Healthcare, Life Sciences, or HealthTech is strongly preferred.
• AI/ML Familiarity: Experience supporting cloud infrastructure for machine learning pipelines, LLM deployments, or GPU compute management.
• Certifications (Preferred): AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).