Azure L2/L3 Enginner

Talworx Solutions; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Talworx Solutions in Pune, India is seeking an experienced Azure L2 Engineer to maintain and optimize enterprise Azure environments, ensuring security, reliability, and scalable operations. You will handle administration, monitoring, and production support across IaaS, networking, identity, and automation.

You will collaborate with cloud architects and L3 engineers, implement automation via PowerShell and Azure CLI, manage backups and DR, and contribute to runbooks and SOPs while adhering to

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure IaaS and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of VMs, storage, networks, and identity services.
• Familiarity with monitoring, backup, DR, and automation using PowerShell/Azure CLI.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2 support for Azure infrastructure and services within SLAs.
• Deploy, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure VMs, storage, VNETs, NSGs, and load balancers.
• Monitor health and performance using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Handle incident/problem management and perform RCA for recurring issues.
• Administer Azure Backup/DR solutions and ensure data protection.
• Manage Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, and access governance.
• Support Azure networking (VNet peering, VPN, DNS) and triage issues.
• Automate routine tasks with PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Collaborate with L3 Engs and cloud architects on changes and improvements.
• Contribute to patching, security compliance, capacity planning, and optimization.
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation.

Skills

Azure Administration

IaaS Expertise

Azure VM & Storage

Azure Networking

Azure AD/Entra ID

RBAC & IAM

PowerShell / Azure CLI

ITSM Tools (ServiceNow/Jira)

ITIL Processes

Monitoring (Azure Monitor)

Backup & DR

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira Service Management

Azure Portal

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Azure L2 Engineer with strong expertise in Azure cloud

infrastructure management, platform operations, and production support. The ideal candidate will be

responsible for maintaining, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise-scale Azure

environments while ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and adherence to operational best

practices. The role requires hands-on experience with Azure IaaS services, networking, identity

management, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Level 2 support for Azure cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring timely resolution of incidents and service requests within defined SLAs.
• Manage, deploy, and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Machines (Windows/Linux), Storage Accounts, Managed Disks, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups (NSGs), Load Balancers, and other Azure resources.
• Monitor the health, performance, and availability of Azure environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and alerting solutions.
• Perform incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis (RCA) to identify and prevent recurring issues.
• Administer Azure Backup, Recovery Services Vaults, and Disaster Recovery solutions to ensure business continuity and data protection.
• Manage Azure AD/Entra ID, including user administration, group management, role assignments, RBAC implementation, and access governance.
• Support Azure networking components such as VNet peering, VPN connectivity, DNS configuration, and network troubleshooting.
• Execute operational automation and routine administrative tasks using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Collaborate with L3 engineers, cloud architects, and cross-functional teams for issue resolution, change implementation, and infrastructure improvements.
• Participate in patch management, security compliance activities, capacity planning, and environment optimization initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, knowledge articles, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Administration and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Expertise in Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Services, Virtual Networks, NSGs, Load Balancers, and Backup solutions.
• Good understanding of Azure AD/Entra ID, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and RBAC.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and performance monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of Azure Backup, Site Recovery, and Disaster Recovery concepts.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and/or Azure CLI for automation and administration.
• Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of ITIL processes, incident management, change management, and problem management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (ARM Templates, Bicep, or Terraform).
• Familiarity with Azure security best practices and governance frameworks.
• Experience working in enterprise production support or managed services environments.