Overview
As a Cloud Engineer specializing in Azure within the energy and renewables sector, you will play a crucial role in migrating core business systems from on-premise data centers to Azure. Collaborating closely with project managers, architects, and application owners, your primary focus will be on designing and managing Azure environments while ensuring the smooth execution of the migration process.
Responsibilities
- Help migrate core business systems to Azure as part of a modernization program.
- Design, build and manage Azure landing zones, networking, and identity setups.
- Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Collaborate with the security team to establish policies, monitoring, and access controls.
- Support the hybrid environment during migration, including VPN and ExpressRoute configurations.
- Troubleshoot performance, availability, and cost issues to drive improvements.
- Document processes and create runbooks for internal handover after project completion.
- Ensure migration milestones are met by working with stakeholders across various teams.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on Azure experience in an enterprise setting.
- Proficiency in Terraform; knowledge of Bicep or ARM is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VNets, NSGs, and firewalls.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Familiarity with Entra ID, RBAC, and cloud security principles.
- Scripting capabilities in PowerShell or Python.
- AZ-104 or AZ-305 certification is desirable but not essential.