Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure Solutions

POSITION :

Senior Cloud Engineer-Azure | Azure Financial Ops & Cloud Operations

Work Mode : Hybrid

Type of Role : IC

Position Report to : Azure Leadership Team

ABOUT CLIENT :

One of my client is a fast growing Cloud Infrastructure & SaaS solution provider with a strong global presence. They specialize in helping enterprises optimize cloud costs, improve cloud reliability, and adopt next-generation technologies like AI on Azure. The client works with Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups across industries to modernize and run their cloud workloads OVERVIEW :

Currently seeking an experienced Senior and Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure). to lead cloud financial management (Financial Ops). initiatives and ensure smooth cloud operations and architecture. The role involves managing Azure costs, designing secure & scalable cloud solutions, and exploring emerging technologies such as Generative AI.

The ideal candidate is both a hands on problem solver and a strategic advisor, with deep Azure expertise and a passion for innovation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

1). Lead Azure Financial Ops initiatives : optimize subscriptions, control costs, and maximize resource utilization.

2). Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards for Azure Cost Management.

3). Implement Azure-native cost tools (Advisor, Budgets, Reservations, Savings Plans, Spot VMs). .

4). Research & test new Azure services and Generative AI capabilities (Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, Prompt Flow, AI Search)..

5). Design and implement scalable, secure, cost-effective architectures aligned to the Azure Well-Architected Framework.

6). Conduct Azure Well-Architected Reviews, covering cost, reliability, security, performance, and operational SKILLS :

Must Have :

1). Proven track record in Azure Financial Ops and cost optimization.

2). Strong expertise across Azure services (VMs, Blob Storage, SQL DB, AKS, Functions, Azure Open AI)..

3). Hands-on with Azure Cost Management, Advisor, Budgets.

4). Azure certifications preferred (Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, AI Engineer Associate)..

5). Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI / CD pipelines.

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