Azure DevOps Lead

• Evaluate and recommend Azure/GCP services and components for various Azure Services
• Monitor cloud infrastructure, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement solutions for optimization.
• Lead the planning and implementation of Azure/GCP infrastructure, considering best practices for security, performance, and reliability.
• Stay updated with the latest Azure / GCP features, trends, and industry best practices.
• Designed, Developed and Delivered Scalable and high Availability Application End to End
• Expertise in Azure/Google Cloud Platform services and components, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Storage, Bigdata components preferably in GCP
• Proven experience as a Azure/GCP or similar role, with a strong background in designing and implementing cloud solutions preferably in GCP
• Has performed Resource utilization monitoring and right sizing , Cost optimization, Performance optimization exercises
• Worked in Event Driven Architecture (like Kafka) Confluent cloud
• Infrastructure Auto Scaling , Utilization based alerting
• Experience with designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments.
• Knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices for securing cloud environments
• Familiarity with networking concepts and configuration in a cloud environment.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and serverless computing
• Infra Pricing estimation for new requirement

Roles and Responsibilities

• Extensive experience (12+ years) building, deploying, and securing Azure cloud infrastructure with Terraform.
• Experience expressing secure by design and shift left principles through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Enthusiasm for automation and creative technical ability to identify time-saving or novel automation workflows. Proven ability to enhance security through automation, continuous integration/deployment pipelines, and challenge existing processes/norms.
• Ability to enhance security through automation, continuous integration/deployment pipelines, and challenge existing processes/norms.
• Experience building & maintaining container-based / Kubernetes-based workloads; understanding of container security threats and best practices.
• Experience building & maintaining cloud networking & cloud-based security controls, such as SSL certificate management, API gateway, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and associated security best practices.
• Experience working with YAML pipelines/Azure Pipelines/Azure DevOps.
• Experience configuring secure IAM, such as least privilege, zero trust, privileged identity management.
• The habit of staying current on cloud security policies, standards, regulations, and best practices, as well as strong understanding of cloud-focused security risks and threats.
• Support the Information Security & core DevOps teams with other cloud-based security tasks as needed, and willingness to work outside of standard business hours during critical incidents.