Azure Cloud Platform Engineer
- Nixsol
- 6 - 10 years
- Chennai
- 4 months ago
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Cloud Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Terraform and Azure cloud services to join our team. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and releasing Terraform modules and landing zones for Azure environments, including platform landing zones, application landing zones, and application infrastructure deployments. The role demands ownership of the entire lifecycle of these modulesfrom development, bug fixing, feature integration, to testing and release management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and release Terraform modules, landing zones, and infrastructure patterns tailored for Azure cloud environments.
- Provide ongoing lifecycle support for deployed patterns, including troubleshooting, bug fixing, and applying maintenance updates.
- Integrate new features into existing Terraform modules to enhance capabilities and meet evolving platform requirements.
- Ensure timely release of updated and new patterns aligned with project and enterprise standards.
- Update and maintain automated test cases for Terraform modules and landing zones to guarantee reliability, security, and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, cloud architects, and developers to implement best practices in infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Support Azure cloud migrations and infrastructure deployments by creating reusable and scalable Terraform patterns.
- Monitor and optimize Azure cloud services including compute, storage, and networking resources.
- Maintain documentation related to Terraform modules, deployment patterns, and infrastructure standards.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience: Minimum 6 years in cloud engineering with at least 3+ years focused on Azure cloud migration and infrastructure development.
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, including writing, debugging, and managing infrastructure as code modules.
- Deep knowledge of Azure cloud services, including:
- Compute: Azure Virtual Machines (VM), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Storage: Azure Blob Storage, Azure Managed Disks, Azure Files
- Networking and security: Azure Traffic Manager, Azure Security Center, Azure Policy
- Azure subscriptions and governance frameworks (Azure Landing Zones)
- Experience managing Terraform lifecycle, releases, version control, and CI/CD pipeline integrations.
- Foundational understanding of Azure Database Migration Service (DMS), migrating Oracle or MySQL databases to Azure SQL is desirable.
- Strong scripting and automation skills.
- Azure certifications preferred:
- Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Mandatory
- Azure Developer (AZ-204) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) Mandatory
- Terraform Associate Certification Mandatory and must be valid
- Enterprise-level experience with Azure Landing Zones, VM, AKS, Traffic Manager, File Storage and other core cloud services (5+ years preferred).
- Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in Agile and DevOps environments.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: IT & Information SecurityRole Category: IT Infrastructure ServicesRole: IT Infrastructure Services - OtherEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: NixsolLocation(s): Chennai
Keyskills: Azure Cloud Azure Blob Terraform Azure Cloud Platform Migration VM Cloud Azure Aks Azure Networking
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