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

Asian Hires; Vadodara; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Hires is seeking a hands-on Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to manage and modernise a production Azure environment and Windows Server infrastructure in Vadodara. The role emphasizes cloud operations, hybrid networking, and infrastructure automation.

You will work with security and development teams to extend CI/CD for infrastructure, implement disaster recovery practices, and ensure compliance evidence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is mandatory.
• Strong English communication for interaction with US-based stakeholders.
• Experience with Azure and Windows Server environments, cloud operations, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Manage Windows Server provisioning, patching, AD, and GPO lifecycles.
• Administer Microsoft 365 licensing and Azure subscriptions across multi-tenant environments.
• Improve infra‑as‑code using Terraform or Azure-native templates; extend CI/CD for infrastructure.
• Collaborate with security to harden systems, manage DR runbooks, and perform failover tests.
• Monitor and observability using Datadog and Azure Monitor; maintain runbooks and change records.

Skills

Azure expertise

Hybrid identity

Hybrid networking

Disaster recovery

Infrastructure as code

Security collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Bicep/ARM templates

Datadog

Azure Monitor

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 modernise 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 modernise 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: