Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer – Azure | Windows Server | Terraform

Asian Hires; Vadodara; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Hires is seeking a hands-on Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to manage a production Azure environment and Windows Server infrastructure. The role covers cloud operations, hybrid networking, and automation, with collaboration across security and development teams.

The position focuses on modernizing infrastructure using IaC (Terraform or ARM), extending CI/CD to infrastructure, and maintaining DR runbooks and monitoring via Datadog and Azure Monitor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Proficient Azure administration and Windows Server skills.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
• Disaster recovery planning and failover testing.
• Strong English communication with US stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage Windows Server provisioning, patching, Group Policy, Active Directory, and lifecycle migrations.
• Administer Microsoft 365 licensing and Azure subscriptions across a multi-tenant environment.
• Improve infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform or Azure-native options.
• Extend CI/CD practices to infrastructure deployment with development teams.
• Collaborate with security teams on hardening, vulnerabilities, and identity controls.
• Monitor and observe systems with Datadog and Azure Monitor.
• Maintain DR runbooks, RPO/RTO targets, and failover exercises.
• Keep architecture diagrams, runbooks, and change records up to date.
• Support infrastructure escalations, incident response, and post-incident reviews.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Azure

Active Directory

Entra ID

Hybrid networking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Bicep/ARM

Datadog

Azure Monitor

SentinelOne

Firewall (Palo Alto/FortiNet)

Veeam/Azure Backup

Kubernetes

Job description

Work Mode: Hybrid/Remote; initial 1 week work from office

Shift: 3:00 PM–12:00 midnight (May include night shift in future)

Joining: Immediate joiners highly preferred; candidates serving up to 30 days' notice may be considered

Qualification: Bachelor's degree (Mandatory)

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to manage and modernize a production Azure environment and Windows Server infrastructure. The role involves cloud operations, hybrid networking, infrastructure automation, disaster recovery, and close collaboration with security and development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Windows Server provisioning, patching, Group Policy, Active Directory, and lifecycle migrations.
• Administer Microsoft 365 licensing and Azure subscriptions across a multi-tenant environment.
• Improve infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform or Azure-native alternatives.
• Extend CI/CD practices to infrastructure deployment in collaboration with development teams.
• Partner with security teams on hardening, vulnerability remediation, identity controls, SentinelOne endpoint protection, and compliance evidence.
• Manage monitoring and observability using Datadog and Azure Monitor.
• Maintain disaster recovery runbooks, RPO/RTO targets, and periodic failover exercises.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, operational runbooks, and change records.
• Support infrastructure escalations, incident response, and post-incident reviews.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Cloud engineering experience with significant Azure expertise.
• Hybrid identity experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, and Entra ID.
• Cloud and hybrid networking, including firewall change management, network segmentation, cross-tenant routing, IPsec/SSL VPN, NSGs, and subnet design.
• Disaster recovery operations, RPO/RTO targets, runbooks, and failover testing.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience; Terraform preferred, with Bicep or ARM templates also relevant.
• Ability to modernize engineering practices in collaboration with security teams.
• Comfort working with shared technical ownership and security review/sign-off.
• Ability to cross-train across infrastructure and security disciplines.
• Strong collaboration with security and development teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft 365 Copilot or enterprise AI rollout exposure.
• NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, or privacy compliance exposure.
• Microsoft CSP/Solutions Partner program exposure.
• Google Workspace, Google Cloud Storage, or Wasabi familiarity.
• Cloudflare and next-generation firewalls such as Palo Alto or Fortinet.
• Enterprise backup/DR tools such as Veeam, Axcient, or Azure Backup.
• Cloud-native/serverless migration, IIS, SQL Server DBA, AWS, or Kubernetes exposure.

Mandatory Hiring Conditions

• Bachelor's degree is mandatory. Diploma-only candidates will be rejected.
• Only immediate joiners or candidates with a notice period of up to 30 days will be considered.
• Strong English communication is essential for independent interaction with US-based stakeholders.
• Working hours: 3:00 PM–12:00 midnight; night shifts may be introduced in the future.
• Hybrid/remote arrangement, with the first week working from the Vadodara office.

Interview Process

• HR screening
• Two technical screening rounds with the India office
• US interview
• HRBP round for salary discussion

Relocation Support

Eligible relocating candidates may receive: