Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job summary

This senior, hands-on engineer operates and secures a multi-subscription Microsoft Azure environment and connected on-premises systems, supporting business applications, data platforms, integrations, and AI workloads. The role covers Azure and Windows Server operations, SQL Server and Azure SQL administration, infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD automation, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, and cloud cost management. It also provides production support for AI and automation platforms, including Azure AI Foundry, n8n, Make.com, and Power Automate.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience, including at least 3 years of production ownership of Microsoft Azure and Windows Server environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure virtual machines, networking, storage, identity, platform services, governance, and cost management.
• Experience administering SQL Server and Azure SQL, including backups, restores, patching, upgrades, availability, and performance troubleshooting.
• Production experience with Bicep or Terraform and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Strong PowerShell scripting skills and working experience with Python for infrastructure automation.
• Experience with Azure monitoring, enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and patching practices.
• Docker experience and willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Experience with AKS or Azure Container Apps.
• Experience deploying or operating Azure AI Foundry or Azure OpenAI workloads, or automation platforms such as n8n, Make.com, or Power Automate.
• Experience supporting ERP platforms such as Microsoft, SAP, or Oracle and warehouse management systems.
• Disciplined documentation and change-management practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer Azure virtual machines and Windows Server, including provisioning, patching, configuration, lifecycle management, and decommissioning.
• Operate Azure subscriptions, storage, identity, governance, networking, and security services.
• Administer SQL Server on Azure virtual machines and Azure SQL, including patching, backups, restores, availability, and performance.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code with Bicep or Terraform and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Automate provisioning, patching, compliance checks, and reporting with PowerShell and Python.
• Monitor Azure services using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, maintaining dashboards and actionable alerts.
• Manage cloud cost and capacity through rightsizing, reservations, lifecycle controls, and budget reporting.
• Own backup and recovery execution, conduct restore testing and disaster-recovery exercises, and maintain recovery documentation.
• Participate in on-call support and lead infrastructure incident root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Provide hosting, identity, networking, scaling, backup, and monitoring for AI and automation workloads.
• Document infrastructure and operating procedures, coordinate with technical teams, and support governance and compliance.

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Work schedule

Travel

Industry

Relocation