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Job Description
Job Purpose
Provide end-to-end delivery and operational support for Microsoft Azure environments by designing, building, migrating, and modernizing enterprise workloads. This role combines hands-on project implementation with day-to-day operations to ensure platform stability, security, performance, and continuous improvement across integrated IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services.
Responsibilities
Azure Project Delivery (Build & Implementation)
- Design and implement Azure infrastructure solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards.
- Lead and execute enterprise initiatives, including:
- Application integrations within Azure and hybrid environments.
- Workload migrations from on-premises to Azure (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and modernization).
- OS technology refresh and transformation into Azure-based workloads.
- Deployment of enterprise systems across IaaS and PaaS models.
- Architect and integrate Azure solutions with external SaaS platforms (e.g., identity providers, enterprise SaaS applications, third-party systems).
- Build and configure core Azure services, including compute, networking, storage, identity, and security components.
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
- Ensure solutions are secure, highly available, scalable, and compliant with organizational policies.
Azure Operations (Run & Support)
- Manage and maintain Azure IaaS and PaaS environments to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance.
- Operate and support integrations between Azure workloads and SaaS platforms.
- Monitor and optimize platform health and performance using Azure-native and third-party monitoring tools.
- Perform patching, OS upgrades, and lifecycle management of Azure resources.
- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
- Administer backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes.
- Optimize cloud cost consumption and resource utilization.
- Enforce and maintain governance, policies, RBAC, and security controls.
Qualifications & Work Experience
- Demonstrate strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure infrastructure and platform services across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
- Deliver end-to-end solutions including on-premises to Azure migrations, hybrid application integrations, OS modernization, and greenfield Azure builds.
- Apply deep knowledge of Azure services such as Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Storage, and core networking components (VNet, NSG, VPN, ExpressRoute, Load Balancer, Application Gateway).
- Manage identity and security using Microsoft Entra ID, including access controls and governance best practices.
- Implement and support business continuity solutions using Azure Backup and Site Recovery.
- Develop automation and deployment scripts using PowerShell and Azure CLI, and implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep).
- Adopt DevOps practices by supporting CI/CD pipelines and integrating Azure environments with enterprise SaaS and third-party cloud platforms.
Skills
- Minimum 5 years of relevant Azure infrastructure experience.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering enterprise-scale Azure build and migration projects.
- Experience supporting production Azure and hybrid environments.
- Ability to work across multi-cloud and SaaS-integrated architectures.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect
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