Azure Tech Lead

Medusind Solutions, Inc.; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Medusind Solutions, Inc. is seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure professional in Ahmedabad, India. Key responsibilities include designing scalable cloud architectures, overseeing Azure services, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have at least 6 years of experience with Azure services, strong communication and leadership skills, and relevant certifications will be a plus. The role encourages innovation and cost optimization in cloud spend.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with working on Azure Infrastructure services.
• Strong working knowledge of Azure services including Azure VMs and Load Balancers.
• Certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-140, AZ-305, or AZ-500 are highly valuable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud architectures on Azure.
• Integrate Azure with other cloud and on-premises environments.
• Oversee the patching, maintenance, and monitoring of Azure infrastructure.

Skills

Azure Infrastructure services

Azure security

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Active Directory

Azure DDoS

Job description

• Designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures on Azure.
• Integrating Azure with other cloud and on-premises environments.
• Overseeing the patching, maintenance, and monitoring of Azure infrastructure.
• Implementing and managing Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Azure infrastructure and applications.
• Managing the cloud environment's budget and resource allocation.

Security and Compliance

• Implementing and enforcing security policies and best practices for Azure environments.
• Managing access control and permissions using Azure Active Directory and RBAC.
• Conducting security audits and vulnerability assessments.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including software development, data, and security teams.
• Providing guidance and support to other team members.
• Facilitating knowledge transfer and training for other teams.

Innovation and Optimization

• Identifying opportunities to optimize cloud costs and performance.
• Evaluating and recommending new Azure services and features.

Drive FinOps practices to ensure visibility, accountability, and optimization of cloud spend.

• Recommending improvements to cloud technologies and processes.

Responsibilities

Key Skills:

• 6+ years of experience with working on Azure Infrastructure services (Architecture/administration/operations)
• Strong working knowledge of Azure services: Azure VMs, AKS; Storage Accounts; Load Balancers; Virtual Network; DNS; IAM; Vault, VPN; Private Link; Express Route; WAF; Application Gateway, Azure DDoS, Entra ID; Billing; Trusted Advisor; SSO; Monitor; Backup; Network Watcher; Traffic Manager
• Strong Knowledge in AVD Environment
• Azure security – NSG, ASG, security policies, role based access management
• Azure HA and DR – ASR, regions, Availability Zone, Availability Set, Scale Set, PPG
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field is often preferred.

Certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-140 certification (Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert), or AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer) are highly valuable.