Associate Consultant - Azure Cloud Engineer

About the role

This role is an associate consultant position focused on Azure cloud engineering and DevOps. It covers the design, development and deployment of scalable web applications on Azure, together with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation and monitoring.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy scalable web applications using Azure App Services (Web Apps, API Apps, Mobile Apps).
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with IaC tools such as ARM templates, Bicep and Terraform.
• Monitor application performance, availability and security with Azure Monitor, Application Insights and related observability tools.
• Work with software development, QA and IT operations teams to improve deployment efficiency and resolve issues.
• Manage source control, branching and code merges in Git repositories.
• Apply security best practices including role-based access control, data encryption and vulnerability management.
• Troubleshoot app service environments, deployments and system integrations, and maintain documentation of architecture and deployment processes.
• Stay up to date with Azure updates and DevOps trends and recommend improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8 to 12 years of relevant IT experience, with proven expertise in Azure, DevOps, infrastructure automation and cloud application deployment.
• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-204, AZ-400, AZ-104) are highly regarded; familiarity with AWS or GCP is an advantage.
• Knowledge of serverless architectures (Azure Functions, Logic Apps), agile methodologies and cross-functional teamwork.

Required skills

• Mandatory: hands-on Azure DevOps and Azure App Services, AKS management, Windows Azure IaaS/PaaS, Terraform, CI/CD pipeline design, and scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Cloud security, networking, identity management, monitoring, logging and alerting.
• Optional: Docker and Kubernetes, serverless platforms, and other cloud platforms.