Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure Platform & Infrastructure)

CMC-APAC PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CMC-APAC PRIVATE LIMITED is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to drive Azure-based cloud infrastructure delivery and operations. You will design and maintain multi-stage environments, implement IaC with Terraform, and ensure secure, scalable networking and identity controls.

You will collaborate with DevSecOps and engineering teams to support deployments and production handover. Required hands-on Azure experience (3-5+ years), knowledge of Kubernetes, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of hands-on Azure infrastructure, cloud engineering, platform engineering or cloud operations experience.
• Proven experience delivering cloud-native solutions from provisioning through production handover.
• Strong practical experience with Networking, Identity and access management, Compute services, Containers, Storage, Databases, Monitoring, Security controls, Backup and recovery, Production troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud engineering activities required to deliver and operationalize solutions within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Design, provision, configure and maintain cloud environments across development, testing and production stages.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or approved automation tools and ensure environments are version-controlled.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud networking

Automation scripting

Security awareness

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Your Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Delivery

Own cloud engineering activities required to deliver and operationalize solutions within Microsoft Azure environments.

Design, provision, configure and maintain cloud environments across development, testing and production stages.

Cloud Architecture Implementation

Convert approved solution architectures into deployable cloud designs covering: Subscriptions, Resource groups, Identity and access management, Networking, Compute services, Containers, Storage, Databases, Integration services, Monitoring, Backup and recovery.

Infrastructure as Code

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or approved automation tools.

Ensure environments remain version-controlled, repeatable, recoverable and traceable.

Networking & Connectivity

Implement and manage: Virtual networks, Subnets, Routing, Private endpoints, DNS, Firewalls, Application gateways, Hub-and-spoke connectivity patterns.

Security & Access Management

Configure: Role-based access control (RBAC), Managed identities, Service principals, Certificates, Secrets management.

Apply least-privilege security principles.

Deployment & Project Support

Collaborate with engineering and DevSecOps teams.

Support environment setup, deployment, testing, release readiness and production cutover activities.

Operational Support

Perform first-level troubleshooting across: Cloud infrastructure, Networking, Identity services, Deployment platforms.

Coordinate with relevant teams when escalations are required.

Governance & Vendor Review

Review cloud designs and configurations to ensure alignment with architecture, security and operational standards.

Identify risks and support corrective actions.

Monitoring & Reliability

Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, recovery, resilience, capacity planning and cost management controls.

Compliance & Security

Support audits, vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery exercises and operational readiness activities.

Required Qualifications

Experience

3-5+ years of hands-on Azure infrastructure, cloud engineering, platform engineering or cloud operations experience.

Proven experience delivering cloud-native solutions from provisioning through production handover.

Azure Expertise

Strong practical experience with: Networking, Identity and access management, Compute services, Containers, Storage, Databases, Monitoring, Security controls, Backup and recovery, Production troubleshooting.

Infrastructure Automation

Experience with Terraform or equivalent IaC tools.

Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or Jenkins.

Kubernetes & Containers

Experience supporting containerized platforms and Kubernetes environments.

Understanding of ingress, scalability, observability and deployment troubleshooting.

Governance & Security

Knowledge of: Resource policies, Tagging strategies, Cost management, Least-privilege access, Secrets management, Certificates, Audit compliance.

Risk Assessment

Ability to review vendor-delivered solutions and identify infrastructure or operational risks while maintaining proper accountability boundaries.

Scripting & Automation

Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language such as: PowerShell, Python, Go, Bash

Communication

Ability to communicate technical risks and trade-offs effectively to engineers, security teams, infrastructure teams and business stakeholders.