Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Description: - Will be responsible for assessing our IT infrastructure to help plan and deploy our ongoing cloud migration. - Will also oversee the migration process, design, maintain and monitor the new system, and configure hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. - Should have a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team. Typical Duties and Responsibilities: - Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance and security - Design, develop, and implement highly available, multi-region solutions within Microsoft Azure - Analyze existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements - Migrate existing infrastructure services to cloud-based solutions - Manage security and access controls of cloud-based solutions - Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud-native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments - Develop and implement policy-driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss - Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being transformed and/or modernized - Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards - Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to address and resolve technical escalations Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field - 2+ years of Microsoft Azure experience involving design, deployment, configuration, and optimization - 2+ years of experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions - Experience in the design and operation of medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases, and application systems - Experience working within an Agile framework - Experience in IaC development with Terraform, Azure CLI, Puppet, and Ansible - Experience scripting with Perl, Python and PowerShell - Proficient with GIT to perform source code management - Experience with Terraform Cloud and Azure DevOps - Experience with Jira and ServiceNow - Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security and CI/CD tooling - Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross functional partners - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail Preferred years of experience: - 5+ years IT experience Originally posted on Himalayas