Azure Infrastructure Lead (Ahmedabad)

Role Summary (Ahmedabad-Tuned) The Azure Infrastructure Lead will own the design, migration, and operational excellence of enterprise Azure infrastructure for customers of a Microsoft Solutions Partner. This role requires a hands-on Azure leader who can architect solutions, lead delivery teams, and engage directly with customers and stakeholders while balancing delivery speed, security, and cost optimization. Key Responsibilities: Azure Infrastructure s Architecture - Lead design and implementation of Azure infrastructure including: - Virtual Machines, VNets, Peering, Load Balancers - Azure Firewall, Application Gateway - Site-to-Site VPN / ExpressRoute - Design high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity - Implement Azure Landing Zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). - Ensure adherence to Azure Well-Architected Framework (Security, Reliability, Performance, Cost). Migration s Hybrid Cloud - Lead on-premises to Azure migrations using Azure Migrate and proven partner - Plan and execute: - Data center exit strategies - Hybrid cloud architectures - Multi-region deployments - Work closely with application, database, and security teams during large migration Security, Governance s Cost Management - Implement Azure security and identity controls: - Azure AD / Entra ID, RBAC, PIM - Network Security Groups, Azure Firewall - Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Define governance using: - Azure Policy C initiatives - Resource tagging, management groups - Role-based access and security baselines - Drive cost optimization (FinOps): - Azure Cost Management - Budget controls C alerts - Rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans Operations, Automation s DevOps - Oversee Azure monitoring using: - Azure Monitor - Log Analytics - Alerts and dashboards - Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption: - ARM / Bicep / Terraform - Lead automation via Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. - Own incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive i .