Cloud Engineer Azure
Location: Bengaluru
Department: Solutions Implementation Team / Production Support
Job Objective
We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to join our global cloud operations team.
This role will be responsible for supporting troubleshooting and optimizing CIGNAs Azure environments across multiple regions ensuring secure compliant and highly available cloud services for our international business units.
The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with CIGNAs Cloud Center of Excellence security and application teams as well as Microsofts Unified Support and engineering resources.
The successful candidate will have an initial secondment in a highly skilled and experienced project team where they will assist in deployment of the solution and then transition into support and business-as-usual (BAU) operations ensuring the stability performance and continuous improvement of deployed cloud environments.
This position will collaborate with AWS OCI and on-premise engineering teams offering opportunities for cross-training and professional development within a multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Deployment Project (initial secondment)
- Work as a Subject Matter Expert with the architecture team to design the cloud infrastructure to the highest security and supportability levels. Setting out the ongoing support requirements on day 1.
- Design deploy and manage scalable secure and resilient cloud infrastructure on Azure.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps GitHub Actions and Git.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and ARM templates for consistent and automated provisioning.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to automate cloud provisioning and configuration.
- Monitor Azure environments for performance cost optimization and security compliance.
- Azure Platform Support:
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for Azure infrastructure services and workloads (VMs networking storage databases PaaS security and monitoring).
- Troubleshoot incidents perform root cause analysis and drive timely resolution of issues impacting business operations.
- Manage Azure subscriptions resource groups RBAC and policy compliance in line with CIGNAs global standards.
- Operational Excellence:
- Monitor system health performance and cost optimization using Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Cost Management.
- Implement and maintain backup disaster recovery and high-availability configurations.
- Support automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives (e.g. ARM Bicep Terraform PowerShell).
- Security & Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with CIGNAs security privacy and regulatory requirements (e.g. HIPAA GDPR local data residency).
- Support implementation of security controls vulnerability management and incident response in Azure.
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to maintain and audit cloud controls.
- Collaboration & Escalation:
- Work closely with CIGNAs application data and DevOps teams to support deployments and resolve cross-functional issues.
- Serve as a liaison with Microsoft Unified Support and escalate critical incidents as needed.
- Participate in global on-call rotation and support coverage for international time zones.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Contribute to documentation runbooks and knowledge base articles for Azure operations.
- Participate in post-incident reviews and drive process improvements.
- Stay current with Azure platform updates best practices and emerging technologies.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven operational experience with Azure services such as Virtual Machines Blob Storage Azure Active Directory Functions Virtual Networks Resource Manager and Monitor.
- Proven enterprise-level skills including governance processes.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Git and containerization tools (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in Terraform and ARM templates for infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as PowerShell Python or Bash.
- Understanding of cloud security principles and identity/access management.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Azure Monitor Log Analytics Dynatrace Grafana).
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Experience of working with ServiceNow JIRA and Confluence
Preferred Qualifications
- Azure certifications (e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator DevOps Engineer).
- Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure and AWS).
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.
About The Cigna Group
Cigna Healthcare a division of The Cigna Group is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Required Experience:
IC
Cloud Engineer AzureLocation: BengaluruDepartment: Solutions Implementation Team / Production SupportJob ObjectiveWe are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to join our global cloud operations team.This role will be responsible for supporting troubleshooting and optimizing CIGNAs Azure environments ac...
Cloud Engineer Azure
Location: Bengaluru
Department: Solutions Implementation Team / Production Support
Job Objective
We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to join our global cloud operations team.
This role will be responsible for supporting troubleshooting and optimizing CIGNAs Azure environments across multiple regions ensuring secure compliant and highly available cloud services for our international business units.
The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with CIGNAs Cloud Center of Excellence security and application teams as well as Microsofts Unified Support and engineering resources.
The successful candidate will have an initial secondment in a highly skilled and experienced project team where they will assist in deployment of the solution and then transition into support and business-as-usual (BAU) operations ensuring the stability performance and continuous improvement of deployed cloud environments.
This position will collaborate with AWS OCI and on-premise engineering teams offering opportunities for cross-training and professional development within a multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Deployment Project (initial secondment)
- Work as a Subject Matter Expert with the architecture team to design the cloud infrastructure to the highest security and supportability levels. Setting out the ongoing support requirements on day 1.
- Design deploy and manage scalable secure and resilient cloud infrastructure on Azure.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps GitHub Actions and Git.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and ARM templates for consistent and automated provisioning.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to automate cloud provisioning and configuration.
- Monitor Azure environments for performance cost optimization and security compliance.
- Azure Platform Support:
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for Azure infrastructure services and workloads (VMs networking storage databases PaaS security and monitoring).
- Troubleshoot incidents perform root cause analysis and drive timely resolution of issues impacting business operations.
- Manage Azure subscriptions resource groups RBAC and policy compliance in line with CIGNAs global standards.
- Operational Excellence:
- Monitor system health performance and cost optimization using Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Cost Management.
- Implement and maintain backup disaster recovery and high-availability configurations.
- Support automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives (e.g. ARM Bicep Terraform PowerShell).
- Security & Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with CIGNAs security privacy and regulatory requirements (e.g. HIPAA GDPR local data residency).
- Support implementation of security controls vulnerability management and incident response in Azure.
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to maintain and audit cloud controls.
- Collaboration & Escalation:
- Work closely with CIGNAs application data and DevOps teams to support deployments and resolve cross-functional issues.
- Serve as a liaison with Microsoft Unified Support and escalate critical incidents as needed.
- Participate in global on-call rotation and support coverage for international time zones.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Contribute to documentation runbooks and knowledge base articles for Azure operations.
- Participate in post-incident reviews and drive process improvements.
- Stay current with Azure platform updates best practices and emerging technologies.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven operational experience with Azure services such as Virtual Machines Blob Storage Azure Active Directory Functions Virtual Networks Resource Manager and Monitor.
- Proven enterprise-level skills including governance processes.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Git and containerization tools (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in Terraform and ARM templates for infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as PowerShell Python or Bash.
- Understanding of cloud security principles and identity/access management.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Azure Monitor Log Analytics Dynatrace Grafana).
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Experience of working with ServiceNow JIRA and Confluence
Preferred Qualifications
- Azure certifications (e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator DevOps Engineer).
- Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure and AWS).
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.
About The Cigna Group
Cigna Healthcare a division of The Cigna Group is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Required Experience:
IC
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