Requirements:

• Dedicated understanding of core Azure services including Azure App Services, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Networking, Azure Storage and Azure Active Directory.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins or other CI/CD automation tools for building and deploying cloud-based applications.
• Expertise in Terraform, ARM templates or Bicep for provisioning and managing Azure resources.
• Proficient in managing Azure DevOps YAML pipelines.
• Complex knowledge of PowerShell, Bash or Python for automating operational tasks, deployments and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of Azure Security Center, Key Vault, Azure IAM and Azure Policy.
• Learning of security best practices and industry compliance standards.
• In-depth experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Prometheus Grafana for logging, alerting and performance tracking.
• Capability in Docker containerization and orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Service including configuring Helm charts, Ingress controllers and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Expertise with Azure SQL, Cosmos DB or other cloud-based databases in a production environment.
• Solid understanding of code quality standards including SonarQube Quality Gates and rules.
• Experience with cloud automation tools like Ansible or Chef for infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with Azure Networking concepts such as VNETs, Network Security Groups, Load Balancers, VPNs and ExpressRoute.
• Azure certifications are strongly preferred