Senior / Lead - Azure Cloud Engineer

Company Profile: Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com Job Title: Senior / Lead - Azure Cloud Engineer Position: Senior Systems Engineer Experience: 7 to 9 yr Category: IT Infrastructure Main location: Hyderabad / Bangalore / Chennai Position ID: J0326-2564 Employment Type: Full Time Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience. #LI-SY4 Summary We are seeking a skilled Azure cloud Engineer with 6–8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and container orchestration. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes along with a solid understanding of DevOps best practices. This role requires building scalable deployment pipelines, managing cloud-native applications, and driving automation across environments. Key Responsibilities . Design, deploy and manage Azure cloud infrastructure. . Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes (AKS preferred) . Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions . Implement and manage GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for continuous delivery . Develop and maintain Helm charts for Kubernetes application deployments . Provision and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform/ARM/Bicep) . Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure smooth build, release, and deployment cycles . Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application and infrastructure performance . Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud-native solutions . Automate operational tasks and improve deployment efficiency . Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.) . Enforce DevOps best practices including version control, branching strategies, and release management . Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives Required Skills & Qualifications . 6–8 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or SRE roles . Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (core services, networking, compute, storage), Kubernetes . Experience in building and managing CI/CD pipelines, . ArgoCD (GitOps-based deployments), Helm charts (packaging and deployment) . Strong understanding of containerization (Docker) . Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep) . Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, or Python) . Good understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles . Experience with Git-based version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Azure Repos) #LI-SA2