Jr. Azure Engineer

Neurealm; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Neurealm in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer – L1 to join our cloud operations team. The role focuses on day-to-day Azure management, incident resolution, and optimization of VMs, VNet, and storage within defined SLAs.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of hands-on Azure experience, strong scripting (PowerShell/CLI), and familiarity with ARM/Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years hands-on Azure cloud administration/engineering.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure infrastructure (VMs, VNets, Storage, Load Balancers, Azure AD).
• Handle incident and problem management with L1/L2 escalations and SLA adherence.
• Implement and manage Azure IaaS/PaaS services (VMs, App Services, AKS, Azure SQL, Networking).
• Configure Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for proactive monitoring.
• Manage Identity & Access with Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, and Conditional Access.

Skills

Strong communication

Ownership mindset

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

Azure DevOps

Git

CI/CD

PowerShell

Azure CLI

AKS

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description: L1 Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Title

Azure Cloud Engineer – L1

Experience

5 - 9 years

Location

• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (CHN)

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced L2 Azure Cloud Engineer to manage, monitor, and optimize our Azure cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will handle day-to-day Azure Management and operations, incident resolution, and implementation tasks while working closely with L1 support and L3 architects to ensure high availability, security, and performance of cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure infrastructure including Virtual Machines, VNets, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, and Azure AD.
• Perform incident and problem management (L2 escalations from L1), root cause analysis (RCA), and timely resolution within defined SLAs.
• Implement and manage Azure IaaS/PaaS services: VMs, App Services, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage, Networking (VNet, NSG, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute).
• Configure and maintain Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for proactive monitoring and alerting.
• Manage Identity & Access Management using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD/Entra ID), RBAC, and Conditional Access policies.
• Support backup and disaster recovery solutions (Azure Backup, Site Recovery).
• Work with Infrastructure as Code tools such as ARM Templates, Bicep, or Terraform for provisioning and automation.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Handle patching, capacity planning, cost optimization, and performance tuning of cloud resources.
• Ensure adherence to Cloud and well architected framework best practices, compliance standards, and Azure Policy governance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Network, Security, Application) for change management and deployments.
• Document runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge base articles for recurring issues.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide support during planned maintenance/outages.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience in Azure cloud administration/engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Compute, Storage, Networking, and Security services.
• Experience with PowerShell / Azure CLI scripting for automation.
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Git, and CI/CD pipeline management.
• Working knowledge of Windows/Linux server administration.
• Understanding networking concepts (DNS, VPN, Firewall, Load Balancing).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, or similar).
• Knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management).
• Good troubleshooting and analytical skills with the ability to work under SLA pressure.

Preferred / Good To Have

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305).
• Experience with Kubernetes/AKS and containerization.
• Experience with Azure Security Center/Defender for Cloud.
• Scripting knowledge in Python for automation tasks is important.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills to interact with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently and in a fast‑paced, 24x7 support environment.
• Ownership mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.