Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer

Insight Global; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Pune, India is seeking a Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer (Azure Entra) to lead the design, implementation, security, and support of enterprise Microsoft cloud, identity, Windows, and endpoint technologies.

The ideal candidate will drive Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure infrastructure, Intune, Windows Server, and Microsoft 365 integrations across hybrid environments, with migrations and automation. Salary range: 25–35 LPA.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Microsoft infrastructure, Windows engineering, cloud engineering, or IAM.
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including hybrid identity, federation, Conditional Access, identity governance, and enterprise application integrations.
• Strong experience designing and supporting Active Directory environments, including Group Policy, trusts, DNS, authentication protocols, and multi-domain/hybrid architectures.

Skills

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Active Directory

Azure infrastructure

Intune / endpoint management

PowerShell automation

IAM / identity & access management

Tenant-to-tenant migrations

Hybrid identity

Windows Server security

Microsoft 365 integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cloud Engineering, or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Intune

Job description

Job Description

A US based client is looking for a Senior Microsoft Cloud (Azure Entra) Engineer to join their India based team. This person will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, security, and support of enterprise Microsoft cloud, identity, Windows, and endpoint technologies. This individual will serve as a technical leader responsible for Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure infrastructure, Intune, Windows Server, and Microsoft 365 integrations across complex hybrid environments. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in identity modernization, domain consolidations, Active Directory and Entra migrations, tenant-to-tenant transitions, automation, and endpoint management. This role will partner closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, and application teams to enhance security, improve operational efficiency, and simplify legacy Microsoft environments while ensuring resiliency, scalability, and business continuity. Based on knowledge and years of experience, this position offers a salary range of 25-35 LPA.

Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Microsoft infrastructure, Windows engineering, cloud engineering, or Identity & Access Management (IAM).
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including hybrid identity, federation, Conditional Access, identity governance, and enterprise application integrations.
• Strong experience designing and supporting Active Directory environments, including Group Policy, trusts, DNS, authentication protocols, and multi-domain/hybrid architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including networking, virtual machines, storage, backup, monitoring, disaster recovery, and hybrid connectivity.
• Deep expertise administering and engineering Microsoft Intune for device enrollment, configuration management, application deployment, compliance, and endpoint security.
• Proven experience leading or supporting Active Directory, Entra ID, domain, or tenant migration initiatives in enterprise environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience for provisioning, administration, monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiencies.
• Experience supporting secure Microsoft 365 integrated services and modern Windows platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across Azure, Entra ID, Active Directory, Intune, Windows Server, and Microsoft 365 services.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cloud Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience with domain consolidations, inter-forest migrations, identity modernization programs, and large-scale hybrid AD/Entra transformations.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, and tenant-to-tenant Microsoft 365 migrations.
• Knowledge of PKI, Certificate Services, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Identity Protection, auditing, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with Windows Autopilot, endpoint security platforms, patch management, enterprise mobility, and modern device deployment strategies.
• Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Identity & Access Administrator Associate, Endpoint Administrator Associate, or Cybersecurity Architect Expert.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].