Senior Azure Cloud Engineer | 15+ Years Experience | Azure
Actively Looking for Work
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with 15+ years of IT experience specializing in enterprise Azure cloud infrastructure, cloud operations, Azure DevOps, infrastructure automation, Azure Landing Zones, governance, security, monitoring and AI platform support. Experienced in managing 100+ Azure subscriptions and providing end-to-end cloud infrastructure support for 10+ enterprise applications, covering compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and platform operations. Successfully implemented an Azure Landing Zone for an Abu Dhabi Government entity and contributed approximately $1 million in cloud cost savings for the ADQ client through Azure cost optimization and FinOps initiatives.
Core Skills
- Azure Cloud Infrastructure: Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, AKS/Kubernetes and Azure Container Apps.
- Azure Platform Operations: Management of 100+ Azure subscriptions, resource groups, virtual machines, storage, networking, availability, capacity, performance, incidents, changes and production operations.
- Landing Zone & Governance: Azure Platform and Application Landing Zones, Management Groups, Azure Policy, RBAC/PIM, Microsoft Entra ID, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, compliance and workload onboarding.
- Azure DevOps & Automation: Azure DevOps, YAML CI/CD, Git, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell and Azure CLI for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
- Azure Architecture: Practical application of the Azure Well-Architected Framework covering Reliability, Security, Cost Optimization, Operational Excellence and Performance Efficiency.
- AI Platform Support: Microsoft Foundry / Azure AI environments, including Azure infrastructure, networking, identity, security, governance, monitoring and operational support.
- Networking & Security: VNets, subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, WAF, Load Balancer, Front Door, Traffic Manager, VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute.
- Monitoring & FinOps: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, KQL, Azure Cost Management, budgets, forecasting, Reserved Instances, Hybrid Benefit and resource optimization.
Experience & Achievements
- Manage and support 100+ Azure subscriptions, providing end-to-end cloud infrastructure operations across compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
- Provide end-to-end Azure cloud support for 10+ enterprise applications, covering infrastructure operations, availability, troubleshooting, security, monitoring, deployments and platform dependencies.
- Successfully implemented an Azure Landing Zone for an Abu Dhabi Government entity, supporting governance, networking, security, workload onboarding and operational readiness.
- Contributed approximately $1 million in cloud cost savings for the ADQ client through Azure cost analysis, resource optimization, governance and FinOps initiatives.
- Manage Azure infrastructure throughout its lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, scaling, performance troubleshooting, availability and production support.
- Support Azure governance using Azure Policy, Management Groups, RBAC/PIM, tagging, compliance and security standards.
- Support Microsoft Entra ID, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud and privileged access controls to maintain secure Azure environments.
- Develop and maintain Azure DevOps YAML CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell and Azure CLI.
- Support Microsoft Foundry / Azure AI environments, including infrastructure, networking, identity, security, governance and monitoring requirements.
- Support AKS/Kubernetes and Azure Container Apps, including deployments, scaling, networking, Helm, container operations and troubleshooting.
- Monitor Azure environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights and investigate infrastructure and platform issues.
- Apply Azure Well-Architected principles to improve reliability, security, cost efficiency, operational excellence and performance.
- Support cloud migration activities using Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery, including discovery, assessment, migration execution and post-migration support.
- Provide production operations including incident management, change management, capacity planning, performance optimization, backup/DR and coordination with application, network, security and DevOps teams.
What I am Looking For
- Manage and support 100+ Azure subscriptions, providing end-to-end cloud infrastructure operations across compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
- Provide end-to-end Azure cloud support for 10+ enterprise applications, covering infrastructure operations, availability, troubleshooting, security, monitoring, deployments and platform dependencies.
- Successfully implemented an Azure Landing Zone for an Abu Dhabi Government entity, supporting governance, networking, security, workload onboarding and operational readiness.
- Contributed approximately $1 million in cloud cost savings for the ADQ client through Azure cost analysis, resource optimization, governance and FinOps initiatives.
- Manage Azure infrastructure throughout its lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, scaling, performance troubleshooting, availability and production support.
- Support Azure governance using Azure Policy, Management Groups, RBAC/PIM, tagging, compliance and security standards.
- Support Microsoft Entra ID, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud and privileged access controls to maintain secure Azure environments.
- Develop and maintain Azure DevOps YAML CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell and Azure CLI.
- Support Microsoft Foundry / Azure AI environments, including infrastructure, networking, identity, security, governance and monitoring requirements.
- Support AKS/Kubernetes and Azure Container Apps, including deployments, scaling, networking, Helm, container operations and troubleshooting.
- Monitor Azure environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights and investigate infrastructure and platform issues.
- Apply Azure Well-Architected principles to improve reliability, security, cost efficiency, operational excellence and performance.
- Support cloud migration activities using Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery, including discovery, assessment, migration execution and post-migration support.
- Provide production operations including incident management, change management, capacity planning, performance optimization, backup/DR and coordination with application, network, security and DevOps teams.
What I am Looking For
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, Azure Architect, Azure Platform Engineer, or Azure DevOps Engineer role where I can leverage my 15+ years of infrastructure experience, large-scale Azure subscription management, enterprise application support, Landing Zone, DevOps, governance, security, automation, FinOps and AI platform experience to operate secure, reliable, scalable and cost-efficient Azure environments.