Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure Cloud & Platform Engineer to join our infrastructure team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining high-availability cloud environments with a heavy focus on container orchestration (AKS) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). You will ensure that our Azure ecosystem is secure, scalable, and monitored to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Kubernetes Orchestration: Manage and optimize Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), including cluster configuration, scaling, and lifecycle management.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain automated infrastructure deployments using Terraform, YAML, and Helm charts.

• Cloud Administration: Oversee core Azure resources including Networking (VNETs, NSGs), Storage Accounts, Azure VMs, and Container Registries (ACR).

• Security & Identity: Implement and manage Azure Active Directory (Azure AD/Entra ID) and Identity & Access Management (IAM) policies to ensure a "least privilege" environment.

• Database Management: Administer Azure SQL environments, including SQL Server, individual databases, and Elastic Pools.

• Observability & Monitoring: Set up and maintain robust monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor, App Insights, and Log Analytics.

• Disaster Recovery: Design and implement Disaster Recovery (DR) mechanisms and backup strategies (e.g., using Velero).

• Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, architecture setups, and operational procedures.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Velero for Kubernetes backups.

• Knowledge of the ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana).

• Experience with Open Source monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.

• Familiarity with Ansible for configuration management.

• Exposure to Apache Kafka messaging systems.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a proactive engineer who prioritizes automation over manual intervention. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, taking ownership of cloud resources, and ensuring that all solutions are documented and resilient. Your approach should combine technical depth in Azure with a broader understanding of DevOps best practices.