Engineer - IT Operations & Infrastructure

Tata Communications; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications Limited is seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Operations professional to manage day‑to‑day Azure environments, monitor reliability, and drive FinOps initiatives. You will implement governance, optimize costs, and collaborate with security, infrastructure, and finance teams to deliver enterprise cloud services.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years IT experience, 2+ years in Azure operations, 1+ year in FinOps, and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of IT experience with at least 2+ years in Microsoft Azure Cloud Operations.
• 1+ year experience in Cloud Financial Management / FinOps practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of Microsoft Azure environments.
• Monitor health, performance, availability, and capacity of Azure resources.
• Perform incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis.
• Manage Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, Load Balancers, NSGs, and Platform Services.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, patch management, and maintenance activities.
• Implement operational best practices and improve cloud reliability.
• Utilize Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Alerts, and Azure Workbooks for proactive monitoring.
• Ensure adherence to cloud governance standards and policies.
• Monitor resource utilization and identify optimization opportunities.
• Support audit, compliance, and security requirements.
• Develop scripts using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python for operational tasks.
• Automate cloud operational and cost management activities.
• Generate operational, governance, utilization, and financial reports.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with Cloud Architects, Security Teams, Infrastructure Teams, and Business Stakeholders.
• Present operational metrics and FinOps recommendations to management.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cloud governance

FinOps practices

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Python

ServiceNow

Job description

About The Company

Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a New World of Communications

About The Company

Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a New World of Communications

Azure Cloud Operations

• Manage day-to-day operations of Microsoft Azure environments.
• Monitor health, performance, availability, and capacity of Azure resources.
• Perform incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis.
• Manage Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, Load Balancers, NSGs, and Platform Services.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, patch management, and maintenance activities.
• Implement operational best practices and improve cloud reliability.

Cloud Monitoring & Governance

• Utilize Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Alerts, and Azure Workbooks for proactive monitoring.
• Ensure adherence to cloud governance standards and policies.
• Monitor resource utilization and identify optimization opportunities.
• Support audit, compliance, and security requirements.

FinOps & Cost Optimization

• Monitor Azure cloud spending and cost trends across subscriptions and business units.
• Analyze Azure Cost Management reports and billing data.
• Identify underutilized, idle, and overprovisioned resources.
• Recommend and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Optimize Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Storage Tiers, and Resource Rightsizing.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, chargeback, and showback activities.
• Prepare monthly cloud cost reports and executive dashboards.

Automation & Reporting

• Develop scripts using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python for operational tasks.
• Automate cloud operational and cost management activities.
• Generate operational, governance, utilization, and financial reports.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge articles.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with Cloud Architects, Security Teams, Infrastructure Teams, and Business Stakeholders.
• Participate in cloud governance reviews and optimization discussions.
• Present operational metrics and FinOps recommendations to management.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of overall IT experience with at least:
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud Operations.
• 1+ year experience in Cloud Financial Management / FinOps practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale Azure environments.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in a multi-subscription or enterprise cloud environment.
• Knowledge of FinOps Foundation principles and best practices.
• Exposure to cloud security, compliance, and governance frameworks
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• FinOps Certified Engineer
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
• ITIL Foundation Certification