Sr Azure Engineer (Level III / IV)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute the migration and modernization of applications to Azure Cloud using containerization and re-platforming.
• Re-platform, optimize, and manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate through Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to facilitate seamless application migration and deployment.
• Automate infrastructure and application deployments to ensure consistent, reliable, and scalable cloud environments.
• Write Python scripts to support migration automation, integration tasks, and tooling.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful application migration, modernization, and adoption of cloud solutions.
• Define and implement best practices for DevOps, security, migration strategies, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Infrastructure deployment via Terraform (IAM, networking, security, etc)

Non-Functional Responsibilities:

• Configure and manage comprehensive logging, monitoring, and observability solutions.
• Develop, test, and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and backup solutions to ensure cloud resilience.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, reliability, and security during migrations.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Expert-level proficiency in migrating and modernizing applications to Microsoft Azure Cloud services.
• Strong expertise in Terraform (Enterprise) for infrastructure automation.
• Proven experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (AKS).
• Extensive hands-on experience with GitHub Actions and building CI/CD pipelines specifically for cloud migration and modernization efforts.
• Proficient scripting skills in Python for automation and tooling.
• Comprehensive understanding of DevOps methodologies and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing logging, monitoring, backups, and disaster recovery solutions within cloud environments