Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure – Hybrid Cloud)

About the Role

Our client, a leading financial technology company specializing in banking and wealth management solutions, is seeking an experienced Cloud Expert – Senior Engineer to join its Release and Environment Management (REM) team.

In this role, you will design, implement, and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure across Azure (public cloud) and Virtuozzo (private cloud), ensuring availability, scalability, and resiliency across all environments (DEV, INT, SIM, UAT, PROD).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure across Azure and Virtuozzo
• Ensure availability, scalability, and resiliency across all environments (DEV, INT, SIM, UAT, PROD)
• Lead cloud migration initiatives from on-premise to Azure and Virtuozzo
• Optimize compute, storage, networking, and virtualization environments
• Support CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modernization
• Monitor and optimize performance, cost, and reliability
• Collaborate on cloud governance and architecture standards
• Resolve cloud incidents, bottlenecks, and infrastructure issues
• Drive automation and standardization of provisioning and operations

Experience

• 10+ years in Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or DevOps with strong cloud exposure
• Experience in banking or financial systems is a plus

Technical Skills

• Azure public cloud (IaaS/PaaS)
• Virtuozzo private cloud platform
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM, or Bicep
• Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS or similar)
• Scripting: Bash, Python, PowerShell
• CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins
• Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
• Hybrid networking: VPN, VNet, private endpoints
• Security: IAM, RBAC, best practices

Professional Competencies

• Hybrid cloud architecture, design, and operations (Azure + Virtuozzo)
• Cloud migration strategies
• Cross-platform troubleshooting
• Automation and IaC
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Cost optimization
• DevOps as an enabling capability

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear communication across teams
• Proactive mindset focused on automation and transformation
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to drive platform improvements