Azure – Senior Engineer Full Time

Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one of India’s Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry? Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture that truly values your talent and ambitions?

Join Iris Software — one of the fastest-growing IT services companies — where you own and shape your success story.

About Us

At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client’s most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry’s top professionals to realize their full potential.

With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.

Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us

At Iris, every role is more than a job — it’s a launchpad for growth.

Our Employee Value Proposition, “Build Your Future. Own Your Journey.” reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it.

We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best — both personally and professionally.

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Azure infrastructure.
• Architect and support Azure Databricks environments, including workspace deployment, cluster configurations, and networking.
• Implement best practices for landing zones and cloud governance.

Data Platform Enablement (Databricks Focus)

• Provision and manage Databricks workspaces, clusters, and job orchestration.
• Integrate Databricks with Azure services like:
• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
• Azure Synapse Analytics
• Azure Key Vault
• Enable secure data access using managed identities, service principals, and RBAC.
• Support performance tuning and cost optimization of Spark workloads.

Networking & Security

• Configure and manage:
• Virtual Networks (VNet), Subnets, NSGs
• Private Endpoints and Service Endpoints
• Implement secure Databricks deployment patterns (VNet injection, private link).
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards using:
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Azure Policies and Blueprints

Automation & DevOps

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
• Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep
• Automate deployments using:
• Azure CLI, PowerShell
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines using tools like:
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Support release management for data pipelines and infrastructure

Monitoring, Performance & Cost Optimization

• Implement monitoring solutions using:
• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Optimize cluster utilization, auto-scaling, and job scheduling in Databricks
• Track and control cloud spend using cost management tools

Operations & Support

• Troubleshoot infrastructure and data platform issues
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies
• Maintain detailed documentation for architecture, configurations, and SOPs

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6–8 years of IT infrastructure experience with 4+ years in Azure
• Strong expertise in Azure IaaS & PaaS services
• Hands-on experience with Azure (mandatory)
• Strong understanding of:
• Azure networking (VNet, NSG, Private Link, VPN, ExpressRoute)
• Identity & Access Management (Azure AD, RBAC)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Familiarity with:
• Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
• Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Understanding of big data ecosystem (Apache Spark, distributed computing)

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Azure Certifications:
• AZ-104 (Administrator)
• AZ-305 (Architect)
• AZ-500 (Security)

Mandatory Competencies

Cloud – Azure – Storage Queue / Azure Service Bus (Topic/Queue), Storage Blob

Cloud – Azure – Azure Devops, Azure Pipelines, Azure CLI

Cloud – Azure – Azure Virtual Network, Azure DNS, Load Balancer, Express Route

Cloud – Azure – Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, Event Hubs, HDInsight

Cloud – Azure – Azure Container Registry (ACR), Azure Kubernetes Service

Cloud – Azure – Azure Sql Server, CosmosDB

Cloud – Azure – API Management, App Gateway, FrontDoor

DevOps/Configuration Mgmt – DevOps/Configuration Mgmt – Terraform

Cloud – Azure – Azure Bicep, ARM Templates, Powershell

Beh – Communication and collaboration

Perks And Benefits For Irisians

Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth. Click here to view the benefits.