DevOps (Azure) - Specialist

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a DevOps (Azure) - Specialist in India.

This role is designed for a highly skilled cloud and DevOps professional who thrives in building scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure within complex enterprise environments. You will play a key part in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions on Azure, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational resilience across distributed systems. The position combines architecture, hands-on engineering, and automation, with a strong focus on CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevOps practices. You will collaborate closely with development, automation, and data teams to deliver reliable and efficient platforms that support business-critical applications. Working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, you will help shape technical standards, improve deployment processes, and enhance system observability. This is an opportunity to contribute to large-scale cloud transformation initiatives while working with modern Azure technologies and tooling.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and DevOps pipelines across Azure environments. You will contribute to solution architecture and ensure that systems meet both functional and non-functional requirements, including security, reliability, and performance. You will also play a key role in automating infrastructure and deployment workflows while supporting cross-functional engineering initiatives.

• Design and implement cloud architecture and high-level technical solutions on Microsoft Azure
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and related tools
• Build Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to ensure scalable and repeatable deployments
• Deploy and manage Azure services including VMs, AKS, Functions, API Gateway, and Data services
• Implement monitoring, backup, and maintenance strategies for production environments
• Collaborate with development and automation teams on cloud-native and data-driven solutions
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across DevOps and infrastructure lifecycles
• Support end-to-end delivery processes from discovery to operations in alignment with enterprise standards

Requirements

The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience in Azure cloud engineering and DevOps practices, with a deep understanding of infrastructure, automation, and distributed systems. You are comfortable working across development and operations domains and have a strong problem-solving mindset. You combine technical expertise with the ability to document, design, and communicate complex solutions clearly.

• 5–7 years of experience across IT infrastructure domains (network, server, storage, security, etc.)
• 5+ years of hands-on Azure cloud administration and engineering experience
• Strong expertise in Azure services such as AKS, VMs, Functions, Key Vault, ADF, and SQL services
• Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture
• Familiarity with database systems such as SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Cosmos DB
• Understanding of DevOps, Agile, SDLC, and SRE methodologies
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or ELK stack
• Strong documentation and architecture diagramming skills

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with senior cloud engineering expertise
• Remote-first working model with flexible collaboration across global teams
• Opportunity to work on large-scale Azure cloud transformation programs
• Exposure to modern DevOps, automation, and data-driven engineering practices
• Learning opportunities in multi-cloud environments and advanced cloud technologies
• Collaborative, engineering-focused culture with cross-functional teams
• Access to certification and upskilling opportunities in Azure and DevOps technologies