Azure Cloud Engineer

Azure Cloud Engineer

Azure Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience on Azure Cloud Migration migrating

Application from On-Prem Data Center to Azure Cloud. Person will be responsible for the

end-to-end migration lifecycle—from initial discovery and assessment to technical execution

and post-migration optimization. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience moving

complex, large-scale workloads (VMs, databases, and applications) into Azure

Core Responsibilities

Assessment & Strategy Conduct deep-dive discovery of existing on-premises or

multi-cloud environments. Identify dependencies and recommend the best migration

path

Execution Work with Architecture Teams to lead the technical migration of

workloads using Azure Services for Migration

Security & Compliance Ensure all migrated workloads adhere to security best

practices, including Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, and disk

encryption.

Optimization Perform post-migration "right-sizing"; and cost analysis to ensure the

cloud environment is efficient and cost-effective.

Troubleshooting Resolve complex technical blockers during the "cutover" phase to

minimize business downtime.

Required Technical Skills

Hands-on experience in Application Migration from On-Prem to Azure Cloud

Azure Core Services Expert-level knowledge of Azure Compute (VMs, AKS, App

Service), Storage (Blob, Files), and Networking (VNet, Hub-and-Spoke, Load

Balancers).

Migration Tools Proficiency with Azure Migrate, Azure Data Box, and other tools

Scripting Strong proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python for automation

and bulk operations.

CI/CD Experience integrating migration tasks into Azure DevOps or GitHub

Actions pipelines

Qualifications & Experience

Years of Experience 10+ years with at least 2+ years specifically in the Azure Cloud

Migration.

Certifications (Preferred)

AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator

AZ-305 Solutions Architect Expert

Education A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a

related technical field.