Cloud Engineer (SRE- Azure)

Job Title: Cloud Engineer (SRE) Azure Platform
Location: Bangalore (Hybrid 3 Days WFO)
Reports To: SRE Manager
Experience Level: 4 to 8 Years

Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our Cloud Engineering and Operations team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring high availability performance and reliability of our cloud-hosted systems particularly in Microsoft Azure environments. This role combines software engineering practices with operational excellence to build scalable automated and resilient infrastructure. Youll work closely with developers security teams and platform engineers to implement best practices reduce toil and proactively manage incidents and risks across production environments.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
* Automate deployment and configuration of resources using Bicep PowerShell and Azure CLI.
* Build repeatable version-controlled infrastructure aligned with Azure Well-Architected Framework.

Cloud Operations & Monitoring
* Manage and monitor Azure cloud resources including VMs App Services AKS clusters and storage solutions.
* Ensure platform health using tools such as Azure Monitor Log Analytics and custom alerting frameworks.
* Optimize system performance plan capacity and proactively identify reliability risks.

Access & Identity Lifecycle Management
* Administer access controls and identity provisioning using Azure Active Directory.
* Implement RBAC policies and maintain secure access patterns across the environment.

Incident Response & Troubleshooting
* Respond to incidents and performance alerts ensuring rapid resolution with minimal impact.
* Collaborate with engineering teams to analyze root causes and implement preventive solutions.

Security & Compliance
* Enforce best practices for cloud security including encryption key management via Azure Key Vault and access control.
* Align infrastructure with compliance standards such as GDPR HIPAA or internal policies.

Cost Optimization & Resource Management
* Monitor and manage cloud spending using Azure Cost Management tools.
* Recommend and implement strategies for efficient resource usage and scaling.

Disaster Recovery & Availability Planning
* Design and maintain robust backup and DR plans across Azure regions.
* Ensure recovery objectives are met and tested regularly.

Collaboration & Documentation
* Work closely with DevOps Security and Architecture teams to align goals.
* Maintain clear documentation on infrastructure design operations and procedures.

Specific Deliverables
* Daily operations support for Azure-hosted workloads.
* Timely provisioning and access management for end users.
* Effective triaging and closure of cloud incidents.
* Secure and scalable infrastructure design and automation.
* Support and drive adoption of SRE practices including monitoring incident postmortems and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience
* Strong knowledge of Azure services (Compute Networking Storage Identity).
* Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Bicep) scripting (PowerShell Python) and deployment automation.
* Solid foundation in networking concepts and cloud-native security.
* Experience with cloud observability and logging tools.
* Proficiency in managing access control using Azure AD and RBAC.

Preferred Qualities
* Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
* A passion for automation and eliminating manual work.
* Documentation-orientedwrites things down to scale learning and onboarding.
* Proactive attitude toward identifying and fixing reliability gaps.
* Collaborative self-driven and adaptable to changing priorities.

Tech Stack
* Cloud: Microsoft Azure
* Languages: PowerShell Python YAML
* Tools: Azure DevOps Azure Monitor Bicep
* Practices: Infrastructure as Code CI/CD RBAC Zero Trust Security Postmortems

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors in Engineering or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent

Additional Information :

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change;
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Demonstrated positive attitude self-motivated team player.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated documented during the first 30 days of your joining.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time