Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) at Ha-Shem Limited

Job Overview:


The Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) is a hands‑on Cloud Infrastructure expert responsible for architecting, deploying, optimizing, and securing enterprise‑scale cloud environments. The role requires deep technical capability across Azure IaaS/PaaS, hybrid cloud architectures, automation frameworks, identity and access management, and cloud security.
The engineer will drive cloud modernization programs, lead cloud migration initiatives, enforce governance, and ensure operational excellence across mission‑critical workloads. Knowledge of AWS and GCP is a strong advantage, enabling multi‑cloud strategy, comparative analysis, and cross‑platform engineering.


Key responsibilities include:

Cloud Architecture & Solution Desi


Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized Azure cloud architectures.
Develop High-Level Design/Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD), reference architectures, landing zones, and infrastructure blueprints for cloud and hybrid environments.
Evaluate customer workloads and architect migration paths tAzure (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS).
Integrate multi‑cloud considerations (AWS/GCP) where applicable.


Azure Infrastructure Engineering


Develop automation using PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, Bicep, Azure CLI, ARM templates, and Azure DevOps.
Create CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and configuration.
Automate provisioning, patching, backups, failover, and compliance tasks.
Drive a shift‑left approach for security, testing, and deployment.


Cloud Security & Identity


Implement ZerTrust cloud security frameworks on Azure.
Configure Conditional Access, Azure AD Identity Protection, MFA, PIM, and app registrations.
Enforce cloud security policies, encryption standards, and threat protection (Defender for Cloud).
Conduct vulnerability assessments, remediation planning, and cloud security hardening.


Cloud Migration & Modernization


Lead end‑to‑end migration of servers, applications, databases, and files tAzure.
Execute cloud assessments, discovery, dependency mapping, and wave planning.
Modernize legacy workloads using PaaS (App Service, Functions, SQL MI, Containerization).
Implement backup, DR, and business continuity strategies across hybrid and cloud environments.


Monitoring, Reliability & Operational Excellence


Implement monitoring frameworks using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Sentinel.
Develop incident response playbooks, operational runbooks, and escalation procedures.
Optimize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across workloads.
Provide Tier‑4 support for complex escalations across Azure and hybrid systems.


Multi-Cloud Engineering (AWS/GCP Advantage)


Analyze and compare AWS and GCP equivalents for workload portability.
Support multi‑cloud architecture initiatives where required.
Leverage cross‑platform experience trecommend the best‑fit cloud platform per workload.
Migrate across multiple cloud platforms


Leadership, Collaboration & Technical Enablement


Lead cloud engineering workstreams across projects and customer engagements.
Mentor cloud engineers and contribute tskill‑development programs.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, DevOps, and applications teams.
Drive cloud adoption, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure migrations are secure, optimized, and aligned with business continuity requirements.
Collaborate with internal leadership, customers, and cross‑functional teams tdrive successful project outcomes and technology adoption.


Required Experience & Expertise


5 - 10+ years in cloud engineering, architecture, or infrastructure engineering roles.
Deep hands‑on experience with Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, governance, and security.
Strong automation skills using IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM) and scripting (PowerShell/Bash).
Expertise with hybrid cloud environments, identity, and application modernization.
Familiarity with AWS and/or GCP cloud ecosystems (advantage).
Demonstrated experience executing large‑scale cloud migration and modernization projects.


Core Certifications (Preferred)


Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ‑104)
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
AWS Solutions Architect Associate / Professional (Advantage)
Google Professional Cloud Architect (Advantage)