Cloud Ops & Security Specialist.
Responsibilities:
Support & Optimization:
* Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues for internal projects and clients.
* Optimize performance and address security vulnerabilities in Azure environments.
Infrastructure Management:
* Administer and optimize Azure cloud environments, including services like Entra, App Services, Cosmos DB, and Azure VMs, with a focus on scalability, security, and performance.
Automation & CI/CD:
* Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployments and enhance collaboration between development and operations teams.
Monitoring & Alerting:
* Configure and manage monitoring and alerting tools to ensure high availability and cost efficiency of Azure applications.
Security & Compliance:
* Manage threat detection tools, automate security scanning, and enforce compliance with industry standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and NIST across all Azure environments.
* This includes managing secrets, key vaults, and implementing least privilege access.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Demonstrated experience in managing and securing Azure cloud infrastructures, particularly for large-scale enterprise environments.
* Hands-on experience with a range of Azure services, including Azure Entra, Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, Cosmos DB, and SharePoint Online.
* Hands-on experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms and container/dependency scanners.
* Proven ability to implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
* Apply LLMs and AI-driven code generation to streamline DevOps workflows, using vector databases to enhance contextual understanding and accelerate CI/CD automation.
* Strong experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights) to maintain system reliability and performance.
* Working knowledge of security and privacy standards, including ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST frameworks.
* Experience with AI services in Azure, such as Azure AI Studio and Power Automate, would be a plus.