Azure Cloud Operations and DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Azure Cloud Operations and DevOps Engineer

Employement Type: 12 Months contract (Extendable)

Key Responsibilities

• Azure Platform Management
• Administer and maintain Azure resources (VMs, AKS/OCP clusters, storage, networking, load balancers, firewalls).
• Manage PaaS services such as App Services, Functions, Databases, and other Azure native services.
• Perform regular maintenance, patching, and upgrades of cloud infrastructure.
• Monitoring, Incident & Problem Management
• Implement and operate monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Respond to alerts, troubleshoot issues, and resolve incidents within agreed SLAs.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Deployment & Automation
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps/ GitOps
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Ensure reliable, repeatable deployments across multiple environments (dev, test, prod).
• Reliability, Performance & Capacity
• Optimize resource utilization, performance, and scalability of Azure workloads.
• Design and maintain high‑availability and disaster recovery configurations aligned with RTO/RPO targets.
• Perform capacity planning and cost optimization, including tagging and governance.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement and maintain security controls (identity and access management, network security, encryption, key management).
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and relevant standards.
• Manage access, roles, and permissions across Azure subscriptions and resources.
• Operational Excellence
• Develop and maintain runbooks, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation.
• Participate in change management and configuration management processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance resilience, efficiency, and observability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Technical Experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS and PaaS).
• Experience with Azure networking (VNets, VPN/ExpressRoute, NSGs, load balancers, firewalls).
• Proven experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, artifacts).
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and scripting (PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights).
• Operational Experience
• Background in cloud operations, site reliability engineering, or infrastructure operations.
• Experience in incident, problem, and change management in production environments.
• Familiarity with high availability, backup, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Soft Skills
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in a structured, process‑driven environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑400).
• Experience with container platforms (AKS, OpenShift) and microservices environments.
• Experience integrating security and compliance controls into cloud operations.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Pay: AED12,000.00 - AED14,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person