Job Description

We're on a mission to change the future of


clinical research. At Perceptive, we help the


biopharmaceutical industry bring medical


treatments to the market, faster.


Our mission is to change the world


but to do this, we need people like you.

Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:

HEALTH:

- Medical plan for you and your dependents.


- Personal Accident Insurance


- Life Insurance


- Critical illness cover

WEALTH:

- Salary structure and Flexi basket


- Provident fund of 12%


- Gratuity scheme

YOURSELF:

Internal growth and development programs & trainings


The Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure solutions within Microsoft Azure. This role ensures the consistent application of enterprise standards through the development and enforcement of Azure Policies and the maintenance of standardized BICEP templates for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The engineer plays a critical role in enhancing the organization's security posture by integrating best practices across identity, access management, and network security, leveraging tools such as Microsoft Entra, Azure Active Directory, and traditional Active Directory.


In addition, the role supports and optimizes hybrid virtual desktop environments, including Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Citrix, ensuring seamless user experiences and operational efficiency. The Senior Cloud Engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to design and manage robust networking architectures, enforce governance, and drive automation initiatives that align with business and compliance requirements.

Key Accountabilities:

Service

a

cceptance

Feeds into change management processes.

Programming

&

software development

Applies agreed standards and tools, to achieve well-engineered outcomes.

Systems integration & build

Configures the hardware as required by the system being integrated. Diagnoses faults

Methods and tools

Provides advice and guidance to support adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards. Tailors processes in line with agreed standards and evaluation of methods and tools. Reviews and improves usage and application of methods and tools.

Conformance review

Conducts formal reviews of activities, processes, products or services. Analyses evidence collated and drafts part or all of formal reports commenting on the conformance found to exist in the reviewed part of an information systems environment.

Emerging technology monitoring

Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies to evaluate the potential impacts and opportunities to the organization for new ways of working. Contributes to the creation of briefings and presentations, technology road mapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights about the relevance and potential value of new technologies to the organization.

Specialist advice

Actively maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms. Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism(s) ( i.e. in an aspect of information or communication technology, technique, method, product or application area).

Capacity

management

Monitors service component capacity and initiates actions to resolve any shortfalls according to agreed procedures. Applies techniques to control the demand upon a particular resource or service. Contributes to capacity modelling and planning. Supports the design of service component capacity .

Incident management

Prioritises and diagnoses incidents according to agreed procedures. Investigates causes of incidents and seeks resolution. Escalates unresolved incidents. Facilitates recovery, following resolution of incidents. Documents and closes resolved incidents according to agreed procedures.

Other

Carryout any other reasonable duties as requested .

Skills:

Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and positive stakeholder management Demonstrates ability to present to small-medium sized audiences A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail, including management of documentation Takes ownership and responsibility; shows initiative and self-confidence, is adaptable and can cope with changing and evolving priorities Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment Demonstrates problem solving and critical thinking skills and ability to work under pressure Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork Awareness of the value and perception of your activities on your peers and wider team Ability to operate collaboratively within a global team environment A self-starter and able to work under own initiative Maintains an in-depth knowledge of specific specialism in the field and provides expert advice regarding the application showing leadership when researching and implementing new solutions Natural coach/mentor who leads by example with an approachable demeanor

Knowledge and Experience:

Azure PaaS & IaaS VM setup, configuration , engineering & development experience Entra, AD and Identity Management experience Knowledge of Citrix and AVD desirable Experience in Microsoft Office 365 Understanding of CI/CD management Hands on & demonstrable experience with cloud infrastructure: Azure PaaS & IaaS, PowerShell & BICEP Template Automation, Software Defined Networking, Virtual machine automation for Windows Server, Linux and associated infrastructure management layer automation Diagnosing and troubleshooting incidents, problems and service-outages in web applications and network services Exposure to system and application-level telemetry Understanding in building cloud services within regulated environments Azure Devops , SonarQube , Git experience or k nowledge of similar products also be useful Excellent knowledge of ITIL, Foundation certification is desirable Microsoft Azure Certifications are desirable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline (Software Engineering, Computer Science etc.) or a related study, or equivalent related experience English: Fluent

Come as you are.

We're proud to be a Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.