Senior Azure Engineer
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Hybrid
- Senior Level
- Posted
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership Provide advanced 3rd line support for Azure and Microsoft infrastructure platforms.
- Investigate and resolve complex incidents and problem tickets.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent solutions.
- Lead technical implementation of changes, upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure projects.
- Support disaster recovery, backup, resiliency, and security initiatives.
- Drive automation and operational efficiency.
- Act as escalation point for 2nd line engineers.
- Review and validate technical procedures and operational documentation.
- Coach and mentor less experienced engineers.
- Technical Customer Contact Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned customers.
- Develop a deep understanding of customer environments, business priorities, and critical services.
- Maintain regular communication with customer stakeholders.
- Participate in service reviews and technical governance meetings.
- Lead technical discussions and provide expert advice during customer engagements.
- Support Service Delivery Managers with operational and technical customer topics.
- Build trusted relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Provide technical consultancy for new initiatives, projects, and service improvements Operations Coordination & Service Management Monitor operational performance for assigned customers.
- Ensure critical incidents receive appropriate attention and escalation.
- Coordinate technical activities required for RFCs, maintenance activities, and patching schedules.
- Support incident management and post-incident reviews.
- Assist in service reporting and operational reviews.
- Perform regular reviews of ticket scope, service boundaries, and operational processes.
- Work closely with Service Delivery Managers, Coordinators, and Project Managers to maintain service quality and customer satisfaction.
- Documentation & Governance Maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
- Create and update infrastructure diagrams, operational procedures, and customer-specific documentation.
- Ensure documentation quality and consistency.
- Support transitions from project delivery to operational support.
- Participate in documentation audits and annual reviews.
- Contribute to CMDB accuracy and governance activities.
- Ensure knowledge is effectively shared across teams.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Experience interacting directly with customers and stakeholders.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
Preferred
- Microsoft Azure Certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500 or equivalent).
- ITIL Foundation certification.
- Experience with enterprise ITSM platforms.
- Experience in customer governance and service review meetings.
- Experience coordinating technical teams and customer-facing activities.
Experience
- & Qualifications Minimum 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or cloud operations.
- Experience working in Managed Services or enterprise support environments. Experience leading complex technical incidents and change implementations.
Technical Skills
Azure Infrastructure Azure Virtual Machines Storage Accounts Virtual Networks Availability Sets & Availability Zones Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Azure Networking Virtual Networks (VNet) Network Security Groups (NSG) Azure Load Balancer VPN Gateway ExpressRoute DNS & IP Management Azure Security Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) RBAC Conditional Access Azure Policy Defender for Cloud Identity and Access Management Monitoring & Operations Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights Performance Optimization Capacity Planning Automation & DevOps PowerShell Azure CLI Azure Automation Logic Apps Azure Functions Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Git Business Continuity Azure Backup Azure Site Recovery Disaster Recovery Planning Containers & Modern Platforms Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Docker Containerized Workloads Microservices Architecture Microsoft Infrastructure Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) Active Directory Group Policy DNS DHCP TCP/IP Security Hardening Virtualization Platforms Hybrid Cloud Environments Microsoft 365 Integration
