Azure Cloud Engineer

Year    HR, IN, India

Job Description

About the role

We're looking for an Azure specialist who loves building reliable cloud platforms

and

hardening them. You'll own day-to-day Azure engineering (networking, identity, storage, compute) while leading security-by-design practices across our tenants, subscriptions, and apps.

Requirement:

Architect and implement secure Azure landing zones (Hub/Spoke, subscriptions, RBAC, management groups). Stand up and harden core services: VNets, private endpoints, NSGs/ASGs, Azure Firewall/WAF, Application Gateway, API Management, Bastion, AKS, App Services, Functions, Storage, SQL. Implement encryption/key management using Key Vault/Managed HSM; configure backup/DR with Azure Backup & Site Recovery.
Identity & Access Administer

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD): Conditional Access, MFA, SSPR, PIM, app registrations, service principals, SCIM/SSO. Define least-privilege RBAC, custom roles, and access review processes.
Security Engineering

Deploy and tune

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

and

Defender for Cloud Apps

; enable recommendations, just-in-time access, and vulnerability assessments. Implement

Microsoft Sentinel

: data connectors, analytics rules, UEBA, hunting queries (KQL), playbooks/automation (Logic Apps). Secure containers and Kubernetes (AKS) with Defender for Containers, image scanning, pod security, and network policies. Protect web apps & APIs with WAF policies, DDoS Protection, and secret rotation.
Governance & Compliance

Enforce baseline controls via

Azure Policy

, Initiative/Blueprints, and regulatory mappings (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2). Build security guardrails and golden images; manage change via pull requests and approvals.
Observability & Incident

Response Centralize logs with Log Analytics/Diagnostic Settings; write KQL queries and dashboards. Develop runbooks/playbooks for alert triage, incident containment, and post-incident review.
Automation and IaC

Use Bicep/Terraform to provision infrastructure; standardize modules and pipelines. Integrate DevSecOps in Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions: SAST/DAST/secret scanning, policy checks, artifact signing.
Collaboration

Partner with app teams to threat-model designs, review architectures, and enable secure release patterns. Mentor engineers; document patterns and How-To guides.
What you'll bring

4+ years building on

Microsoft Azure

in production environments (or equivalent depth). Hands-on with several of: VNets/peering, private link, App Gateway/WAF, Azure Firewall, AKS, App Services, Storage, SQL/MI, Key Vault, API Management. Strong

security

skills: Entra ID, Conditional Access/MFA, RBAC/PIM, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel (KQL), vulnerability management, key management. Proficiency with

IaC

(Terraform or Bicep) and CI/CD (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions). Solid grasp of Zero Trust, least privilege, segmentation, encryption at rest/in transit. Scripting skills (PowerShell or Python) for automation. Clear communication and the ability to influence good security practices.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹899,077.27 - ₹1,558,625.03 per year

Benefits:

Flexible schedule Paid sick time Paid time off Provident Fund Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:

Gurugram, Haryana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:

Cloud Engineer : 4 years (Required)
License/Certification:

AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer Associate) (Required) AZ-104 / AZ-305 (Administrator / Solutions Architect) (Required)
Location:

Gurugram, Haryana (Required)
Work Location: In person

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4253759
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    HR, IN, India
  • Education
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  • Experience
    Year