AZURE CLOUD ENGINEER

The Azure Engineer is responsible for optimizing, maintaining, and supporting a complex cloud infrastructure that includes both Azure native services and Azure VMware Solution (AVS). This role focuses on improving performance, reliability, cost efficiency, and security while delivering a top-tier support experience for mission-critical systems. The Azure Engineer works closely with infrastructure, application, and security teams to ensure the cloud environment is resilient, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Optimization

• Evaluate and optimize existing Azure infrastructure for performance, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Analyze resource utilization and recommend right-sizing, architectural improvements, and modernization opportunities
• Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning across Azure and AVS environments
• Support capacity planning and lifecycle management of cloud resources

Azure & Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Operations

• Administer and support Azure native services including virtual machines, networking, storage, identity, and security components
• Support Azure VMware Solution environments, including integration with Azure networking, storage, and backup solutions
• Collaborate with VMware and Azure teams to troubleshoot complex hybrid cloud issues
• Ensure seamless connectivity and interoperability between Azure native workloads and AVS-hosted virtual machines

Support & Reliability

• Provide advanced, top-tier support for cloud infrastructure incidents and service requests
• Act as an escalation point for complex infrastructure issues requiring deep Azure and VMware expertise
• Participate in root cause analysis, problem management, and post-incident reviews
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, standards, and runbooks

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Implement and maintain Azure security best practices, including identity, access control, and network security
• Support governance initiatives using Azure Policy, RBAC, and cost management tools
• Partner with security teams to address vulnerabilities, patching, and compliance requirements

Automation & Continuous Improvement

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation
• Stay current on Azure and VMware platform updates and recommend adoption of new features when appropriate

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, including cloud and virtualization platforms
• Hands-on experience administering Azure environments in production
• Experience supporting VMware environments, preferably Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, compute, storage, and identity services
• Experience troubleshooting complex, multi-tier environments
• Strong communication skills and customer-focused mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures and enterprise-scale environments
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as ARM, Bicep, Terraform, or similar
• Experience with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI, etc.)
• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect)
• VMware certifications (VCP or equivalent)

Key Competencies

• Cloud architecture optimization
• Hybrid Azure / VMware integration
• Problem management and root cause analysis
• Operational excellence and service reliability
• Collaboration across infrastructure, application, and security teams

Work Environment

• Remote work environment
• Participation in on-call or after-hours support rotation may be required