L2 Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Azure

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced **L2 Cloud Engineer with strong Microsoft Azure CSP expertise** to manage, troubleshoot, secure, automate, and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure. The role involves L2 operational support, incident resolution, infrastructure administration, security, monitoring, automation, and collaboration with L3, DevOps, and security teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide **L2 support and administration** for Azure VMs, VNets, Storage Accounts, Azure AD/Entra ID, App Services, Load Balancers, and other core Azure services.

- Troubleshoot **Azure networking, security, performance, availability, and resource-related issues**.

- Provision, scale, optimize, and maintain Azure workloads while implementing **governance, tagging, and cost-control** practices.

- Support hybrid connectivity using **VPN, ExpressRoute, and Azure AD Connect**.

- Automate Azure deployments using **Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep**.

- Develop and maintain automation scripts using **PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python**.

- Support **CI/CD pipelines** using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.

- Implement Azure security best practices including **IAM, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, Defender for Cloud**, patching, vulnerability remediation, and security compliance.

- Monitor and troubleshoot Azure environments using **Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights**.





- Optimize **performance, capacity, availability, resource utilization, and cloud costs**.

- Support **backup, disaster recovery, and high availability** using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery (ASR).

- Collaborate with **L3, DevOps, security, and architecture teams** and maintain troubleshooting documentation, procedures, and knowledge articles.

Required Qualifications & Skills

- Bachelor’s degree in **Computer Science, IT, or related field**, or equivalent experience.

- **3–5 years of experience** in Azure Cloud Engineering, Cloud Support, or System Administration.

- Robust hands-on knowledge of **Azure VMs, Networking, Azure AD/Entra ID, Storage, Load Balancers, and App Services**.

- Good understanding of **Azure networking:** VNet, NSG, DNS, VPN, ExpressRoute, and Load Balancing.

- Experience with **Azure IAM, RBAC, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting**.

- Basic hands-on experience with **Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep**.

- Familiarity with **PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python**.

- Knowledge of **CI/CD, cloud governance, cost optimization, backup/DR, and security compliance**.

- Robust analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Travel

**25% Domestic & International travel required.

Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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