Senior CloudOps Engineer

Senior CloudOps Engineer – Microsoft Azure

Technology: Microsoft Azure | Cloud Operations | Governance | FinOps

Experience: 6+ Years

Location: Remote – Trivandrum

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (C2H)

Work Mode: Remote

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior CloudOps Engineer with strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience to manage cloud operations, platform reliability, security governance, and cost optimization. The role focuses on production operations, governance enforcement, security, and ensuring reliable and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Azure platform reliability, availability, and operational readiness.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and remediation activities.
• Implement Azure governance using Azure Policy, RBAC, PIM, naming conventions, and tagging standards.
• Drive FinOps initiatives, including resource rightsizing, reservations, savings plans, and cost optimization.
• Manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), focusing on scaling, resource utilization, and operational boundaries.
• Maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, and change management processes.
• Manage Azure subscriptions, management groups, networking, identity, and access controls.
• Identify and remediate governance gaps, excessive permissions, and configuration drift.

Must-Have Skills

• 6+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience with production operations ownership.
• Strong expertise in Azure infrastructure, networking, subscriptions, and management groups.
• Experience with Azure governance, Azure Policy, RBAC, and identity/access management.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep).
• Experience in incident management, root cause analysis, and operational remediation.
• Understanding of Azure cost optimization and FinOps practices.
• Ability to enforce security, governance, and operational standards.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience establishing CloudOps processes and governance frameworks.
• Exposure to Azure Cost Management, reservations, and savings plans.
• Experience with ITIL-based IT service management.

Mandatory Certifications

Candidates must have at least 2–3 relevant certifications from the following list:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-140)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
• Preferred: ITIL 4 Foundation

Important Note

This is a Cloud Operations-focused role, not a DevOps enablement or application development position. Candidates must demonstrate strong operational ownership, governance enforcement, security awareness, and cost accountability.

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Skills

Microsoft Windows Azure, Azure Governance, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)