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# Sr. Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** EXL SERVICE
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000 - $140,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Performance Management, Audio Video Distribution, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Subnetting, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Log Analysis, SQL Azure, Routing, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Kusto Query Language, TCP/IP, Load Balancing, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Software Troubleshooting, Azure Powershell, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Bicep, Elastic Beanstalk, Terraform, Key Vault, Jenkins, Servicenow
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=762ee2895f10e734

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
 * AZ-104 certification preferred; AZ-305 or other relevant Azure certifications are an added advantage. Experience working in a large enterprise/global support environment and following ITIL/ITSM processes is preferred.
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Skills:

 * 7-8 years of overall IT experience, including 4+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
 * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
 * AZ-104 certification preferred; AZ-305 or other relevant Azure certifications are an added advantage.
 * Experience working in a large enterprise/global support environment and following ITIL/ITSM processes is preferred.
 * Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, security, governance, and monitoring.
 * Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
 * Good scripting and automation experience with PowerShell and/or Azure CLI.
 * Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, private connectivity, and hybrid networking.
 * Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or equivalent CI/CD platforms.
 * Good understanding of Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, landing zones, security best practices, and cost optimization. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
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Soft Skills:

 * Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
 * Excellent communication and documentation skills
 * Ability to work in 24/7 production support environments
 * Experience mentoring L1/L2 engineers

## Description

* Responsibilities: Design, deploy, configure, and support Azure IaaS and PaaS services in enterprise environments.
 * Provide L3 technical support for complex Azure infrastructure, networking, security, identity, and application connectivity issues.
 * Manage Azure VMs, VM Scale Sets, Storage Accounts, App Service, Azure SQL, Key Vault, AVD, and other core Azure services.
 * Configure and troubleshoot VNets, Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Private Endpoints, Private DNS, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and NAT Gateway.
 * Manage Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Managed Identities, Service Principals, Key Vault, and access controls.
 * Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipelines.
 * Implement monitoring and troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, alerts, diagnostic settings, and KQL.
 * Implement Azure governance and security controls using Azure Policy, tagging, resource locks, RBAC, compliance standards, and cost-management practices.
 * Support cloud migrations, deployments, patching, upgrades, backup/restore, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational maintenance.
 * Work with application, network, security, DevOps, and architecture teams to implement reliable and secure Azure solutions.
 * Handle incidents, problems, changes, and service requests through ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.
 * Contribute to technical documentation, SOPs, RCA preparation, operational improvements, and platform standardization.