Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of Terraform modules for Azure deployments.

• Establish and maintain Azure service configuration standards and processes.

• Integrate the latest Azure services to meet the evolving needs of the company.

• Optimize cloud resource usage to reduce expenses while maintaining performance.

• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.

• Continuously improve the efficiency and performance of Azure cloud services.

• Prepare operations teams for effective customer support and ensure operational excellence.

• Monitor and address health advisories proactively.
 

Required Technical Skills

• Azure Cloud Services: Extensive experience with Azure cloud services, including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, and security configurations.

• Terraform: Proficiency in writing and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform, including module development and version control.

• Terraform Cloud: Experience with Terraform Cloud for collaboration and automation in infrastructure deployment.

• Azure DevOps: Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline creation, management, and automation.

Additional Skills

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Mastery of IaC principles and practices, particularly with Terraform.

• Configuration Management: Ability to establish and maintain Azure service configuration standards and processes across the organization.

• Cost Optimization: Skills in monitoring and optimizing cloud resource usage to reduce expenses while maintaining performance.

• Cloud Security: Expertise in implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Risk Management: Experience in identifying and mitigating risks associated with cloud services.

• Performance Tuning: Ability to continuously improve the efficiency and performance of Azure cloud services.

• Operational Readiness: Experience in preparing operations teams for effective customer support and ensuring operational excellence.

• Health Advisory Management: Skills in monitoring and addressing health advisories proactively.

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead a team of cloud engineers, providing mentorship and guidance.

• Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills to work with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, security, and performance experts.

• Innovation & Agility: Ability to rapidly adopt and optimize new Azure technologies to drive innovation and agility.

• Standardization & Ownership: Commitment to ensuring consistent configurations and quality modules for scalable, secure, and efficient cloud operations.

• Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash for automation tasks.

• Monitoring & Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

• Disaster Recovery: Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation in a cloud environment.