Sr. Engineer - Azure

AHEAD; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Learning & development

Employee wellness initiatives

Retirement benefits

Inclusive culture

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking an Azure Engineer to deliver engineering services across clients' Azure environments from our Hyderabad delivery hub. You will review configurations, assess supportability, and help prepare for Azure product changes, coordinating with Client Success Manager and stakeholders to plan approved changes.

You will also serve as a support engineer for cases within your product specialty, providing technical analysis and coordinating with the support team to ensure incident ownership

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of Azure administration across subscriptions, identity, networking, compute, storage, monitoring, security and governance.
• Experience turning Azure environment findings into prioritized, actionable recommendations.
• Ability to independently evaluate supportability and execute changes through change-control processes.
• Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure administration tools.

Responsibilities

• Review configurations across client Azure subscriptions and recommend practical improvements.
• Perform supportability reviews ahead of planned Azure migrations and deployments.
• Identify dependencies and gaps in proposed Azure changes.
• Advise clients on Azure capabilities and product changes with cost and operational impact.
• Build knowledge of each client's technology, processes and priorities.
• Assess deployments and contribute design input for enhancements.
• Document findings, recommendations, steps, and completed changes.

Skills

Azure administration

Documentation

Communication

Change management

Education

Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Tools

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

AtAHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging,where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer,anddo not discriminatebased onan individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, maritalstatus,or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embraceall candidatesthatwillcontribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas andperspectives atAHEAD.

We are seeking an Azure Engineer to deliver planned engineering services across clients' existing Azure environments. This role reviews and tunes configurations, assesses the supportability of planned deployments, and helps clients prepare for Azure product changes and future improvements.

You will work with the Client Success Manager and client stakeholders to prioritize work, estimate effort, document findings, and perform approved changes. You will also serve as a support engineer for cases within your designated product specialty, providing technical analysis and troubleshooting in coordination with the support team. The support team coordinates incident ownership and client communications; incident work is tracked separately from proactive engineering hours.

Responsibilities

• Review configurations across client Azure subscriptions and recommend practical improvements.
• Perform supportability reviews ahead of planned Azure migrations and deployments.
• Identify dependencies and operational gaps in proposed Azure changes.
• Advise clients on relevant Azure capabilities and product changes that could improve existing environments, including cost and operational implications.
• Build and maintain working knowledge of each client's technology, processes, stakeholders, and operational priorities.
• Assess current deployments and contribute design input for enhancements.
• Perform approved configuration tuning within the agreed proactive engineering scope.
• Document findings, prioritized recommendations, implementation steps, and completed changes.
• Schedule work with the Client Success Manager, estimate and track hours, and communicate progress in client reviews.
• Identify migrations, new landing zones, major implementations, and other requests requiring separately scoped project work.

Required qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of Azure administration, including subscriptions, identity and access, networking, compute, storage, monitoring, security, and governance.
• Experience assessing production Azure environments and turning findings into practical, prioritized recommendations.
• Ability to independently evaluate supportability and perform changes through client change-control processes.
• Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure administration tools.
• Strong documentation, effort-estimation, and client communication skills.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).

Preferred qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant hands-on Azure engineering experience, including enterprise client experience.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
• Experience with Bicep or Terraform, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience delivering planned engineering work across multiple clients.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

India Employment Benefits include:

Comprehensive health insurancecoverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents

Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy

Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance

Learning and development opportunitiesto support continuous growth and upskilling

Employee wellness initiativesand programs focused on physical and mental well-being

Retirement and statutory benefitsin line with India regulations

Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership