Sr. Engineer - Azure

AHEAD is a leader in building platforms for digital business by integrating cloud infrastructure, automation, analytics, and software delivery to help enterprises achieve digital transformation. We foster a culture of belonging where diverse perspectives are valued, respected, and heard. Our inclusive environment empowers everyone to contribute, drive change, and shape the culture at AHEAD. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

We are currently seeking an Azure Engineer to provide engineering services across clients’ existing Azure environments. This role involves reviewing and optimizing configurations, assessing supportability for planned deployments, and preparing clients for upcoming Azure product changes and improvements. You will collaborate closely with the Client Success Manager and client stakeholders to prioritize tasks, estimate effort, document findings, and implement approved changes. Additionally, you will act as a support engineer within your product specialty, offering technical analysis and troubleshooting in coordination with the support team. Incident management and client communications are handled separately from proactive engineering work.

Key Responsibilities

- Review configurations across client Azure subscriptions and recommend practical improvements.
- Conduct supportability assessments ahead of planned Azure migrations and deployments.
- Identify dependencies and operational gaps in proposed Azure changes.
- Advise clients on relevant Azure capabilities and product updates, including cost and operational impacts.
- Build and maintain a thorough understanding of each client’s technology, processes, stakeholders, and priorities.
- Evaluate current deployments and provide design input for enhancements.
- Perform approved configuration tuning within the agreed proactive engineering scope.
- Document findings, prioritized recommendations, implementation steps, and completed changes.
- Coordinate work scheduling with the Client Success Manager, estimate and track hours, and report progress during client reviews.
- Identify migrations, new landing zones, major implementations, and other requests that require separately scoped projects.

Required Qualifications

- Strong working knowledge of Azure administration, including subscriptions, identity and access management, networking, compute, storage, monitoring, security, and governance.
- Experience assessing production Azure environments and translating findings into actionable, prioritized recommendations.
- Ability to independently evaluate supportability and execute changes through client change-control processes.
- Proficiency with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure administration tools.
- Excellent documentation, effort estimation, and client communication skills.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- 5–7 years of hands-on Azure engineering experience, preferably with enterprise clients.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Bicep or Terraform, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Proven track record of delivering planned engineering work across multiple clients.

At AHEAD, we value diversity of people, ideas, and experience, supported by internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD. We invest in growth through access to cutting-edge technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, cross-department training, and sponsorship of certifications and credentials for continuous learning.

India Employment Benefits include:

- Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend to dependents.
- Paid time off, company holidays, and additional leave benefits as per policy.
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
- Learning and development opportunities to foster continuous growth and upskilling.
- Employee wellness programs focused on physical and mental well-being.
- Retirement and statutory benefits in accordance with Indian regulations.
- An inclusive, people-first culture emphasizing collaboration and ownership.

We may utilize artificial intelligence tools to assist with parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications and analyzing resumes. These tools support our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by humans.