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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