Azure Network Engineer

Position Responsibilities:

• Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions. Receives general direction for work that is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Interacts frequently with inter-organizational personnel and external customers. Represents the organization by providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Mentors junior team members and provides guidance and solutions.
• Design and implement networking solutions within Azure, including Private Endpoints, Service Endpoints, VNet Integration.
• Understand the concept of Load Balancing able to differentiate between Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing and associate them with appropriate Azure Services.
• Configure and manage Azure Load Balancers, Traffic Managers and Application Gateways ensuring efficient load balancing and troubleshooting any related issues.
• Possess a strong understanding of DNS Zones within Azure, including setting up DNS records and resolving DNS-related issues.
• Familiarity with AKS network plugins, such as Azure CNI (Container Network Interface), Azure CNI Overlay and Kubenet.
• Manage VNets and Subnets within Azure, including designing and implementing VNet peering, network security groups (NSGs), User Route Tables.
• Should be able to identify and perform adequate Subnet capacity planning and optimization.
• Conduct capacity planning for Azure networking resources, assessing network requirements, and estimating resource needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the smooth operation and optimization of our Azure network infrastructure.
• Have good understanding of Azure API Management Gateway
• Work with networking for AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) based solutions, understanding concepts like Reverse Proxy, Ingress, Virtual Service, and Istio
• Ability to work with Monitoring tools like Network Watcher.
• Understand concepts related to DNAT, NAT and NAT Gateway
• Stay up to date with the latest Azure networking technologies and best practices

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor or Master’s with relevant qualification required.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking services: Azure Virtual Network, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute.
• Proficiency in network protocols and technologies: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, BGP, etc.
• Experience with network automation tools and scripting languages such as Terraform, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python.
• Strong Experience with Networking with regards to Azure Kubernetes Services like Ingress, Service Mesh etc..
• Knowledge of network security principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring and troubleshooting tools like Azure Network Watcher and Azure Monitor.
• Good to know working on Virtual Appliance like Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Firewall

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Azure certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate.
• Experience with other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like ARM templates, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Experience with hybrid cloud network solutions.

Typical Education & Experience:

•  Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g., Bachelor) and typically 8 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., PhD, Master+3 years’ related work experience, 9 years’ related work experience, etc.)

Relocation:

This position does offer relocation within INDIA.

Export Control Requirements: Not an export control position