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Nextgen Invent Corporation
Senior DevOps Engineer / DevOps Lead – Azure Cloud Infrastructure
United States · remote · Salary not listed
himalayasseo_indexablePosted 2026-09-04First seen 2026-09-09
Role overview
Experience: 7+ Years
Location: WFH / Remote (India)
Open Positions: Multiple
Qualification: B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA orequivalent
Work Timings: 1:30 PM IST – 10:30 PM IST
Functional Area: DevOps Engineering
About the Role
Weare seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer /DevOps Lead – Azure Cloud Infrastructure to design,implement, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms onMicrosoft Azure.
The idealcandidate will possess strong hands-on expertise in Azure cloud infrastructure,networking, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation,monitoring and observability, cloud security, and governance. The candidateshould be capable of designing end-to-end cloud architectures, creatinginfrastructure and network diagrams, automating cloud deployments, managingcontainerized workloads, and ensuring operational excellence acrossenterprise-scale environments.
This rolerequires a technically strong professional who can drive cloud transformationinitiatives, implement infrastructure best practices, improve platformreliability, and collaborate closely with development, operations, and securityteams to deliver resilient cloud-native solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available Azure cloud infrastructure.
Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, security controls, and operational best practices.
Design and maintain infrastructure architecture diagrams, network topology diagrams, deployment diagrams, and technical documentation.
Design and manage Azure networking solutions, including VNet, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Private Link, DNS, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, NSGs, and routing configurations.
Implement hybrid cloud and on-premises connectivity solutions.
Implement Kubernetes best practices, including cluster administration, upgrades, scaling, networking, ingress management, workload security, and platform automation.
Implement Azure security best practices, including Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identities, network security, and compliance controls.
Design and manage monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, or similar platforms.
Hands-on expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ingress Controllers, container networking, and orchestration technologies.
Strong experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM Templates, and Bicep.
Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting platforms such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, Splunk, or New Relic.
Strong understanding of Azure security services, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Key Vault, governance, compliance, and cloud security best practices.
Strong understanding of cloud cost optimization, resource governance, capacity planning, and operational excellence.
Good understanding of AWS core infrastructure services and cloud architecture principles.
Strong Linux administration, scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and networking skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and monitoring-related issues.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Experience supporting global customers, including US and/or European clients.
Certification Requirements
Mandatory
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Preferred
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
This jobdescription is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of allresponsibilities, duties, or activities that are required. Responsibilities,duties, and/or activities may change, or new ones may be added at any time withor without notice.
If you are amotivated professional with a passion for delivering impactful solutions, we'dlove to hear from you. Apply today to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinkingteam at NextGen Invent.