? WE’RE HIRING | L3 AZURE CLOUD & SQL DATABASE ENGINEER ? We are looking for a highly experienced Level 3 Azure Cloud & SQL Database Engineer for a senior hands-on engineering opportunity supporting enterprise customers across Australia and Current Zealand. This is a dual-specialization role requiring deep hands-on expertise in both Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure AND SQL Server / Azure SQL Database Administration. We are not looking for a pure Azure Engineer with basic SQL exposure or a traditional SQL DBA with limited cloud experience. The ideal candidate must be technically strong across both areas and capable of handling L3 escalations, architecture, migrations, production support, performance troubleshooting, HA/DR and customer-facing technical engagements. ?

Location:
India ? Position: L3 Azure Cloud & SQL Database Engineer ? CTC: Up to ₹25 LPA ⏳ Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Only / Strongly Preferred ? Shift: Australian Time Zone – AEST/AEDT ? Employment Type: Full-Time ? On-Call: Rotational after-hours/weekend support ? EXPERIENCE REQUIRED✅ 12+ years of overall IT experience ✅ 6+ years of hands-on production Azure experience ✅ 8+ years of production SQL Server DBA experience Candidates must have substantial hands-on experience across both Azure and SQL Server/Azure SQL. ☁️ AZURE CLOUD –

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
✔ Design, build and operate enterprise Microsoft Azure environments ✔ Review existing Azure infrastructure and recommend improvements around security, resilience, performance and cost optimization ✔ Prepare High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) for infrastructure changes and new workloads ✔ Design secure Azure network architectures using:
• Azure Firewall
• Network Security Groups – NSG
• VNet & VNet Peering
• VPN Gateway
• ExpressRoute
• Azure Bastion
• Application Gateway / WAF
• Private Endpoints ✔ Build and manage:
• Azure Virtual Machines
• Azure App Service
• Azure Files
• Automation Accounts
• Backup & Recovery Services Vaults ✔ Implement Azure identity and governance including:
• Microsoft Entra ID
• RBAC
• Privileged Identity Management – PIM




• Key Vault
• Azure Policy
• Defender for Cloud
• Resource Locks ✔ Monitor Azure infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Alerts and Action Groups ✔ Perform Azure FinOps and cost optimization, including:
• Right-sizing
• Reservations
• Savings Plans
• Resource utilization reviews
• Budget monitoring ✔ Troubleshoot complex VM, network and application-performance problems through to root cause ?️ SQL SERVER / AZURE SQL –

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
✔ Install, configure and administer production Microsoft SQL Server environments ✔ Configure maintenance jobs, backup/recovery and database security ✔ Manage high-availability and disaster-recovery environments including:
• Always On Availability Groups
• Windows Failover Clustering
• Log Shipping
• SQL Replication ✔ Perform database patching with complete pre
- and post-validation ✔ Perform database health checks and refresh activities ✔ Troubleshoot blocking and database-performance issues ✔ Analyze:
• Execution Plans
• Indexing
• Wait Statistics
• Query Performance ✔ Support:
• Azure SQL Database
• Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Azure MySQL
• PostgreSQL ✔ Handle migration of on-premises SQL Server environments to Azure ? L3 ESCALATION & INCIDENT MANAGEMENTAs an L3 Engineer, you will be expected to: ✔ Take ownership of critical Azure and SQL incidents ✔ Lead P1 production incidents through resolution ✔ Conduct Root Cause Analysis and prepare detailed RCA reports ✔ Support and guide L1/L2 engineers ✔ Maintain technical runbooks and knowledge documentation ✔ Work within formal ITSM, SLA and change-management processes Experience working within an MSP or IT Services environment using tools such as ServiceNow,



Halo or similar platforms will be highly valued. ? MIGRATION & PROFESSIONAL SERVICESYou will also contribute to complex professional-services engagements including: ✔ Azure migration assessments ✔ Dependency mapping ✔ 6R migration strategy ✔ Migration-wave planning ✔ Cutover and rollback planning ✔ Architecture reviews ✔ Disaster Recovery design ✔ FinOps assessments ✔ Power BI health and cost dashboards ?️ ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSHands-on knowledge of: ✅ Windows Server Administration ✅ Active Directory ✅ DNS / DHCP ✅ Azure Networking ✅ SQL Server HA/DR ✅ Production troubleshooting ✅ ITSM & Change Management ✅ Customer-facing technical communication ⭐ ADDED ADVANTAGECertifications such as: ➕ AZ-305 – Azure Solutions Architect Expert ➕ AZ-104 – Azure Administrator ➕ DP-300 – Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions Additional exposure to: ➕ JD Edwards / JDE SQL support ➕ SSIS, SSRS, SSAS and CDC ➕ AKS ➕ Zabbix ➕ PagerDuty ➕ Power BI ➕ Akamai / Imperva ➕ Customer-facing architecture workshops and pre-sales ? SHIFT & ON-CALL REQUIREMENTThe role supports customers across Australia and New Zealand. Candidates must be comfortable with: ✔

Working hours
overlapping Australian AEST/AEDT business hours ✔ Rotational after-hours/weekend on-call support ✔ Handling P1 Azure/SQL incidents independently ✔ Scheduled weekend patching/change windows ✔ Direct communication with international customers ? IMMEDIATE JOINERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY. If you are an experienced Azure Infrastructure + SQL Server specialist capable of handling complex enterprise environments independently at L3 level, we would like to connect with you. ? Interested candidates can share their updated resume at: [email protected] ? Contact: +91 99450 34759 #Hiring #AzureCloudEngineer #SQLDatabaseEngineer #SQLDBA #AzureSQL #MicrosoftAzure #AzureJobs #SQLServer #AlwaysOn #CloudEngineer #AzureInfrastructure #AzureAdministrator #DatabaseAdministrator #AzureMigration #CloudMigration #FinOps #L3Engineer #ImmediateJoiners #AustraliaShift #CloudJobs #TechHiring #FabConnect

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