• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 5 - 10 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  
  

Job Overview: 

• The Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) is a hands‑on Cloud Infrastructure expert responsible for architecting, deploying, optimizing, and securing enterprise‑scale cloud environments. The role requires deep technical capability across Azure IaaS/PaaS, hybrid cloud architectures, automation frameworks, identity and access management, and cloud security. 


• The engineer will drive cloud modernization programs, lead cloud migration initiatives, enforce governance, and ensure operational excellence across mission‑critical workloads. Knowledge of AWS and GCP is a strong advantage, enabling multi‑cloud strategy, comparative analysis, and cross‑platform engineering.

Key responsibilities include:

Cloud Architecture & Solution Desi

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized Azure cloud architectures.


• Develop High-Level Design/Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD), reference architectures, landing zones, and infrastructure blueprints for cloud and hybrid environments.


• Evaluate customer workloads and architect migration paths tAzure (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS).


• Integrate multi‑cloud considerations (AWS/GCP) where applicable.

Azure Infrastructure Engineering

• Develop automation using PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, Bicep, Azure CLI, ARM templates, and Azure DevOps.


• Create CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and configuration.


• Automate provisioning, patching, backups, failover, and compliance tasks.


• Drive a shift‑left approach for security, testing, and deployment.

Cloud Security & Identity

• Implement ZerTrust cloud security frameworks on Azure.


• Configure Conditional Access, Azure AD Identity Protection, MFA, PIM, and app registrations.


• Enforce cloud security policies, encryption standards, and threat protection (Defender for Cloud).


• Conduct vulnerability assessments, remediation planning, and cloud security hardening.

Cloud Migration & Modernization

• Lead end‑to‑end migration of servers, applications, databases, and files tAzure.


• Execute cloud assessments, discovery, dependency mapping, and wave planning.


• Modernize legacy workloads using PaaS (App Service, Functions, SQL MI, Containerization).


• Implement backup, DR, and business continuity strategies across hybrid and cloud environments.

Monitoring, Reliability & Operational Excellence

• Implement monitoring frameworks using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Sentinel.


• Develop incident response playbooks, operational runbooks, and escalation procedures.


• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across workloads.


• Provide Tier‑4 support for complex escalations across Azure and hybrid systems.

Multi-Cloud Engineering (AWS/GCP Advantage)

• Analyze and compare AWS and GCP equivalents for workload portability.


• Support multi‑cloud architecture initiatives where required.


• Leverage cross‑platform experience trecommend the best‑fit cloud platform per workload.


• Migrate across multiple cloud platforms

Leadership, Collaboration & Technical Enablement

• Lead cloud engineering workstreams across projects and customer engagements.


• Mentor cloud engineers and contribute tskill‑development programs.


• Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, DevOps, and applications teams.


• Drive cloud adoption, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Ensure migrations are secure, optimized, and aligned with business continuity requirements.


• Collaborate with internal leadership, customers, and cross‑functional teams tdrive successful project outcomes and technology adoption.

Required Experience & Expertise

• 5–10+ years in cloud engineering, architecture, or infrastructure engineering roles.


• Deep hands‑on experience with Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, governance, and security.


• Strong automation skills using IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM) and scripting (PowerShell/Bash).


• Expertise with hybrid cloud environments, identity, and application modernization.


• Familiarity with AWS and/or GCP cloud ecosystems (advantage).


• Demonstrated experience executing large‑scale cloud migration and modernization projects.

Core Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert


• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ‑104)


• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert


• AWS Solutions Architect Associate / Professional (Advantage)


• Google Professional Cloud Architect (Advantage)