Platform Engineer: Cloud Services

Job Summary The Platform Engineer is a highly skilled cloud expert who plays a vital role in the execution of our Azure-centric cloud strategy. You'll tackle complex cloud deployments, resolve escalated issues, optimize cloud operations, and champion automation initiatives. This role requires in-depth technical proficiency, strategic thinking, and a passion for delivering cutting-edge cloud solutions.

Responsibilities Azure Implementation and Support: Design, implement, and troubleshoot complex Azure environments (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Serve as an escalation point for the Cloud Services team, resolving challenging technical issues. Cloud Architecture Expertise: Contribute to the development and enhancement of our cloud architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business needs.

Migration and Modernization: Participate in cloud migration projects, ensuring smooth transitions and leveraging cloud-native technologies to optimize migrated workloads. Automation and Efficiency: Drive initiatives to automate cloud processes and deployments using tools like Azure Automation, Terraform, PowerShell, or other relevant technologies. Cloud Cost Optimization: Analyze cloud spending patterns, identify and implement cost-saving measures, and ensure cost-effective use of Azure services.

Security Best Practices: Collaborate with security teams to enforce cloud security policies, implement security controls, and proactively address potential vulnerabilities. Operational Excellence: Develop and maintain operational processes, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and disaster recovery procedures for our cloud environment. Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to knowledge base development, best practice documentation, and mentorship of other cloud team members.

Qualifications Required: Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer with expertise in Microsoft Azure. Deep understanding of Azure IaaS (VMs, Networking, Storage), PaaS (App Services, Azure Functions, etc.), and other core Azure services. Experience with automation and orchestration tools within the Azure ecosystem (e.g., Azure Automation, Terraform, PowerShell). Ability to analyze and optimize cloud costs.

Problem-solving and critical thinking skills for troubleshooting complex cloud issues. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps Engineer, etc.). Experience with cloud security concepts and tools.