Azure Infrastructure Lead

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Vacancy : 1

Experience : 8–12 Years

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Role Summary (Ahmedabad-Tuned)

The Azure Infrastructure Lead will own the design, migration, and operational excellence of Enterprise Azure infrastructure for customers of a Microsoft Solutions Partner. This role requires a hands-on Azure leader who can architect solutions, lead delivery teams, and engage directly with customers and stakeholders—while balancing delivery speed, security, and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Infrastructure & Architecture:

• Lead design and implementation of Azure infrastructure, including:
• Virtual Machines, VNets, Peering, Load Balancers
• Azure Firewall, Application Gateway
• Site-to-Site VPN / ExpressRoute
• Design high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity architectures.
• Implement Azure Landing Zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Ensure adherence to Azure Well-Architected Framework (Security, Reliability, Performance, Cost).
  
  

Migration & Hybrid Cloud

• Lead on-premises to Azure migrations using Azure Migrate and a proven partner
  
  

methodologies.

• Plan and execute:
• Data center exit strategies
• Hybrid cloud architectures
• Multi-region deployments
• Work closely with application, database, and security teams during a large migration
  
  

programs.

Security, Governance & Cost Management

• Implement Azure security and identity controls:
• Azure AD / Entra ID, RBAC, PIM
• Network Security Groups, Azure Firewall
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Define governance using:
• Azure Policy & initiatives
• Resource tagging, management groups
• Role-based access and security baselines
• Drive cost optimization (FinOps):
• Azure Cost Management
• Budget controls & alerts
• Rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans
  
  

Operations, Automation & DevOps

• Oversee Azure monitoring using:
• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Alerts and dashboards
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption:
• ARM / Bicep / Terraform
• Lead automation via Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Own incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive improvements.
  
  

Leadership & Customer Engagement

• Act as technical owner for Azure infrastructure projects.
• Mentor and upskill Azure engineers and administrators.
• Lead technical solutioning in pre-sales, including architecture reviews and effort estimation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Infrastructure
• Deep expertise in:
• Azure Networking (VNets, VPN, ExpressRoute)
• Azure Compute & Storage
• Identity (Azure AD / Entra ID)
• Experience in hybrid cloud and on-prem integration
• Strong working knowledge of:
• Windows Server, Linux
• Active Directory, DNS
• Experience with:
• Backup, DR, and high-availability architectures
• PowerShell and Azure CLI
  
  

Tools & Platforms

• Azure Portal
• Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions
• ARM / Bicep / Terraform
• Azure Monitor & Log Analytics
• ITSM tools like ServiceNow or equivalent are preferred
  
  

Strongly Preferred

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  
  

Highly Desirable

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership & mentoring mindset
• Clear communication with customers and internal teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects and delivery priorities
• High ownership and accountability
  
  

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Successful and on-time delivery of Azure infrastructure projects
• Reduction in incidents and improved system stability
• Cloud cost optimization and governance compliance
• High customer satisfaction and repeat engagements
• Continuous team skill and certification growth
  
  

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