Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

Albemarle is hiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for a hybrid role in Bangalore, India, supporting Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, automation and security operations.

What you'll do

• Continually assist with the baseline design and implementation of Microsoft Azure Cloud technologies and concepts to include IaaS, PaaS, Terraform, Azure DevOps and Azure policies.
• Deploy and manage Azure resources using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Recommend and build policies for cloud deployments such as location, device based, capacity sizing, governance, or other criteria.
• Help determine tools, tactics, and procedures for cloud management and monitoring tools.
• Recommend and implement cloud computing environment resource cost management based on capacity management.
• Recommend and implement standards that ensure adherence to security policies and procedures.
• Assist in building incident response procedures for the cloud environment.
• Research and investigate cyber threats and security incidents in conjunction with the IT Security team.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud infrastructure resources based on IT project requirements.
• Develop and support standard operating procedures to simplify and streamline IT processes.
• Provide support to assist with connecting monitoring and security tools (SolarWinds/SIEM/SOAR) with the cloud environment.
• Understand network cloud connectivity in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Assist the Information Security team in monitoring security systems, reviewing logs, and managing information security systems.
• Identify, analyze, and report resource constraints within the cloud environment, using information collected from a variety of sources, to maintain cloud service operations.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, investigate, and resolve network and infrastructure issues and incidents; provide Root Cause Analysis support.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or cloud infrastructure operations.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft Azure in an enterprise or hybrid cloud environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and build effective partnerships across technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Proven experience deploying and managing Azure IaaS and PaaS services, including virtual machines, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, and governance.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Windows Server administration, PowerShell or equivalent scripting, incident response, root cause analysis, and operational documentation.

Nice to have

• Microsoft Azure certification such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) is preferred.
• Additional certifications in Azure architecture, security, networking, or Terraform are desirable.
• Experience supporting globally distributed environments and collaborating with Network, Infrastructure, Information Security, and application teams is preferred.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work mode: Hybrid.
• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.