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Senior Azure Engineer

Senior Azure Engineer

HR GenieMount Edgecombe, South Africa
22 days ago
Job description

Position Summary :

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Azure Engineer with 510 years of experience to lead the engineering, automation, and administration of our Azure cloud infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the scalability, security, and resilience of our cloud environment while supporting DevOps initiatives and modern infrastructure practices.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Cloud Engineering & Automation
  • Design, implement, and manage scalable and secure Azure infrastructure solutions.
  • Automate cloud operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline CI / CD pipelines and integrate cloud-native services.
  • Administer and optimize Azure services including Azure AD, Virtual Networks, Storage, Compute, and Monitoring.
  • Containerization & DevOps
  • Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Integrate with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins for continuous integration and delivery.
  • Implement monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
  • High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • Architect and implement HA / DR strategies using :
  • Availability Zones and Availability Sets for VM redundancy.
  • Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup for workload protection.
  • Geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) and multi-region deployments for critical services.
  • Azure Front Door or Traffic Manager for global load balancing and failover routing.
  • Design active-active or active-passive architectures for services like Cosmos DB, SQL Database, and App Services.
  • Define and test Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
  • Maintain and routinely test a documented DR plan aligned with business continuity goals.

Required Qualifications :

  • 510 years of hands-on experience in Azure cloud engineering and administration.
  • Strong expertise in :
  • Azure IaaS and PaaS services
  • Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
  • Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM)
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400).
  • Experience with hybrid cloud environments and on-prem integration.
  • Exposure to monitoring tools like Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or Prometheus / Grafana.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ITIL practices.
  • Solid understanding of networking, identity management, and security in cloud environments.
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric in data integration and analytics workflows.
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