Senior/Principal Azure Engineer

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior/Principal Azure Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation, and support of our vast Azure infrastructure. You will play a critical role in our company's cloud adoption and governance strategies, ensuring alignment with the Cloud Adoption and Well-Architected Framework concepts.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Architect and Implement Azure Solutions:
   • Manage hybrid cloud environments with global on-premise locations.
   • Ensure adherence to Azure's best practices and Well-Architected Framework.
2. Cloud Governance:
   • Manage Azure solutions across multiple tenants.
   • Ensure security and compliance in a multi-tenant setup with consideration to data sovereignty
   • Implement and manage Azure Policies and Governance at scale.
   • Govern Azure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) at scale.
   • Utilize Azure Advisor for triaging and remediating recommendations.
3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
   • Deploy Azure infrastructure using IaC patterns with Terraform.
   • Maintain Azure DevOps and GitHub for CI/CD pipelines, only as it relates to infrastructure
4. Azure Services and Networking:
   • Support and optimize a wide variety of Azure services, including App Service, Azure Functions.
   • Manage cloud end of hybrid networking solutions with on-premises resources.
   • Utilize Azure Monitor and related technologies for monitoring and alerts.
   • Firm understanding of WAF, CDN, Firewalls, Front Door, and Load Balancers.
5. Cost Management:
   • Proven ability implementing best practices around Azure Cost Management, including reservations and compute savings plans.
6. Identity and Access Management:
   • Utilize Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), manage identities, and group management best practices.
   • Implement managed identities for secure and streamlined access.
7. Business Continuity, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery (BCDR/HA/DR):
   • Suggest design for and implement BCDR strategies for Azure environments.
   • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery plans are in place and tested.
   • Create and maintain related documentation and diagrams.
   • Contribute towards audit activities through evidence gathering and remediations
8. Emergency Response and Support:
   • Lead troubleshooting activities and resolving escalated infrastructure issues.
9. Professional Collaboration:
   • Work professionally and courteously with a variety of personality types.
   • Collaborate with development teams, understanding their needs and challenges.
   • Coordinating with IT and security teams, implement and manage approved methods of accessing resources.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in architecting and implementing large-scale Azure solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Policy, Management Groups, and Subscription management.
• Proven experience with Terraform or other IaC tools.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in Entra ID managed identities, group management, and enterprise applications.
• Fluent with Azure Cost Management, reservations, and compute savings plans.
• Strong background in Azure networking and hybrid networking solutions.
• Expert level experience with Azure Monitor and related monitoring tools.
• Ability to quickly adapt to and learn new technologies.
• Self-motivated with outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.\
• Experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as an operator.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Previous development experience to better understand and support development teams.
• Hands on experience in working within well-defined governance models.
• Experience with Git and interacting with APIs using tools such as Postman.
• Experience with Azure API Management (APIM) and Azure App Gateway.