Cloud and Server Platform lead

ACG World; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ACG World is seeking a senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead administration, reliability, and continuous improvement of Azure cloud and server platforms across development centers and customer deployments.

You will ensure secure, scalable, highly available infrastructure, support hybrid cloud connectivity, implement monitoring, and drive governance, security and ISO/GxP compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Azure cloud, server infrastructure and operations, including enterprise and customer-hosted environments.
• Preferred Certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400 or equivalent Microsoft Azure certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure services (AKS, App Services, Azure SQL, API Management, Cosmos DB, Functions, Storage, Key Vault) and ensure availability, performance, scalability and DR.
• Support hybrid cloud connectivity for customer solutions and maintain cloud governance standards.
• Administer Windows and Linux servers, patching, upgrades, backups and capacity planning; ensure security baselines.
• Implement monitoring with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Embed ITIL incident, problem and change management; drive SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs) and continual service improvement.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Bicep; create automation scripts (PowerShell/Python/Bash) for routine tasks.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Security and Support; mentor junior engineers and shape platform roadmaps.

Skills

Azure

AKS

Server Admin

Terraform/Bicep

Scripting

Monitoring

RBAC/Identity

Security & Compliance

ITIL & SRE

Azure DevOps

Education

AZ-104/305/400 or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure DevOps

Key Vault

Job description

Lead the administration, reliability and continuous improvement of ACGI's cloud and server platforms across development centres and customer deployments. Ensure secure, scalable and highly available Azure and server infrastructure that supports engineering, manufacturing solutions and customer installations.

B. Primary Responsibilities

• Administer Azure services including AKS, App Services, Azure SQL, API Management, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Storage Accounts and Key Vault.


• Manage cloud availability, performance, scalability and disaster recovery.


• Support hybrid cloud connectivity for customer solutions.


• Maintain cloud governance standards and infrastructure documentation.

Server Infrastructure

• Manage Windows and Linux servers, operating systems, patching, upgrades, backups and capacity planning.


• Ensure server availability, health monitoring and lifecycle management.


• Maintain server security baselines and configuration standards.

Customer Infrastructure

• Maintain compatibility across operating systems, infrastructure components and application versions.


• Coordinate with Engineering and Operations for hardware–software infrastructure readiness.

Reliability, Monitoring & Security

• Implement monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus and Grafana.


• Support Site Reliability Engineering practices including incident response, root cause analysis, SLIs/SLOs and continual service improvement.


• Implement RBAC, Managed Identity, Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel.


• Support ISO, GxP and cybersecurity compliance initiatives.

Infrastructure Automation

• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep.


• Create automation scripts using PowerShell, Python or Bash for routine operational tasks.


• Support Azure DevOps infrastructure pipelines and environment provisioning.

Operations & IT Governance

• Develop and maintain infrastructure SOPs, standards and operational documentation.


• Participate in ITIL incident, problem and change management.


• Perform infrastructure audits and ensure compliance with internal standards.


• Coordinate with vendors for cloud platform support and licensing where required.


• Work closely with Product Engineering, QA, DevOps, Information Security and Customer Support teams.


• Mentor junior infrastructure engineers and share technical knowledge.


• Provide infrastructure recommendations for future product and platform improvements.

C. Technical Skills

• Microsoft Azure (AKS, App Services, Azure SQL, API Management, Cosmos DB, Functions, Storage, Key Vault)


• Windows & Linux server administration


• Terraform / Bicep


• PowerShell, Python, Bash


• Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana


• RBAC, Managed Identity, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel


• ITIL service management


• SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, incident and problem management)

D. Educational & Experience Requirements

Experience: 8+ years in Azure cloud, server infrastructure and operations, including experience supporting enterprise and customer-hosted environments.

Preferred Certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400 or equivalent Microsoft Azure certifications.