Sr Manager-Cloud & Infra Engg

Birlasoft; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Birlasoft in Chennai is looking for an Azure Cloud & Automation Specialist to design, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, with emphasis on automation, DevOps, and Linux administration.

The role covers CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform, configuration management, and monitoring using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics. Proficiency in Python/PowerShell and strong problem-solving are essential for this hands-on opportunity in Chennai.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and deploying Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient in automation using Python, PowerShell or shell scripting.
• Experience with CI/CD, IaC, and Terraform in production.
• Linux administration and security hardening in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and YAML Pipelines.
• Automate deployments across environments and manage IaC tooling.
• Administer Linux servers, monitor health, and ensure security compliance.
• Build reusable automation frameworks and runbooks; support DR environments.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash/Shell scripting

Ansible

Perl

PHP

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Azure DevOps

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

YAML Pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Configuration Management

Job description

Job Description – Azure Cloud & Automation Specialist

Position Title

Area(s) of responsibility

Job Description – Azure Cloud & Automation Specialist

Position Title

Azure Cloud & Automation Specialist

Job Summary

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Administer Azure subscriptions, resource groups, virtual networks, subnets, storage accounts, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Application Gateway, Azure API Management (APIM), App Services, and Function Apps.
• Implement secure networking solutions including NSGs, private endpoints, private DNS, firewalls, and WAF policies.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of Azure-hosted applications and services.
• Support production, test, development, and disaster recovery environments.

Azure DevOps & Release Management

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automate application and infrastructure deployments across environments.
• Manage source code repositories, branch strategies, pull requests, and release processes.
• Support infrastructure-as-code implementation and deployment through Terraform and Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Participate in change management and release planning activities.

Linux Administration & Support

• Administer Linux servers including RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, and other enterprise distributions.
• Perform system provisioning, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Manage user access, permissions, storage, networking, and security configurations.
• Monitor system health and perform capacity planning.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security and operational standards.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation solutions using Python, Ansible, PowerShell, Perl, PHP, and Shell scripting.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, system administration, configuration management, and operational tasks.
• Create reusable automation frameworks, scripts, and runbooks.
• Implement self-healing and event-driven automation solutions.
• Reduce manual effort through process automation and orchestration.

Monitoring & Observability

• Implement and manage monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Grafana.
• Create dashboards, reports, alerts, and performance metrics.
• Monitor infrastructure, applications, databases, and services to ensure optimal performance.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) and problem management activities

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Required Technical Skills

Cloud Technologies

• Microsoft Azure
• Azure App Services
• Azure Function Apps
• Azure API Management (APIM)
• Azure Application Gateway & WAF
• Azure SQL Database
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Application Insights
• Azure Networking

DevOps & Automation

• Azure DevOps
• Terraform
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• GitHub Enterprise
• YAML Pipelines
• Configuration Management

Linux Administration

• RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu
• Linux Security & Hardening
• System Performance Tuning
• Server Administration & Troubleshooting

Scripting Languages

• Python
• Ansible
• PowerShell
• Perl
• PHP
• Bash/Shell Scripting

Database Technologies

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Azure SQL
• Database Performance Tuning

AI Technologies

• Microsoft Copilot
• Copilot Chatbot