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DevOps Engineer (Azure)
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Poland, Portugal
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The Azure Lead Engineer owns the technical direction and engineering quality of Cloud Hub’s enterprise Azure platform. This is a hands-on leadership role spanning Azure Landing Zones, governance, security, networking, automation, reliability and cost management. The role works across Engineering, Architecture, Security, Product and Operations to provide a secure, scalable and governed Azure platform for approved and documented exception use cases in alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
What project we have for you
About the Client
Our client is a large global enterprise operating across multiple markets, with a complex technology landscape and a strong focus on digital transformation and innovation. The organization is actively investing in modern cloud, data, and AI capabilities to enable scalable, secure, and highly automated solutions across its business.
What you will do
Core Accountabilities
Platform strategy and technical leadership
• Own the Azure technical roadmap, reference architectures, standards and reusable implementation patterns.
• Lead architecture and design reviews; make pragmatic technical decisions and communicate trade-offs clearly.
• Mentor engineers, strengthen peer review and reduce dependency on individual subject-matter experts.
Landing Zones, governance and security
• Design, evolve and operate enterprise Azure Landing Zones, including management groups, subscriptions, identity, policy, shared services and workload guardrails.
• Implement policy-driven governance, RBAC, privileged access, tagging, compliance monitoring and security-bydesign controls.
• Partner with Security, Architecture and Compliance teams to remediate risks and maintain audit-ready evidence.
Automation and platform engineering
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and automated lifecycle management using approved enterprise tooling, Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build self-service subscription and platform capabilities with clear product interfaces, documentation and operational ownership.
• Control configuration drift, improve repeatability and minimise manual operational work.
Reliability, operations and optimization
• Establish observability, operational readiness, backup/recovery and incident-management standards.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and engineering improvements arising from incidents and
problems.
• Optimise resilience, performance and cost through capacity management, FinOps practices and measurable service outcomes.
Delivery and stakeholder leadership
• Translate strategy into a prioritised backlog; identify dependencies, risks, owners and escalation paths.
• Coordinate delivery across squads and stakeholders while maintaining architecture, security and engineering quality.
• Represent Cloud Hub in Azure decisions and explain technical recommendations to both engineering and business audiences.
What you need for this
Required Expertise
• Five or more years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps or SRE, including at least three years of hands-on Azure experience.
• Proven design and operation of enterprise, multi-subscription Azure platforms and Landing Zones.
• Strong knowledge of management groups, Azure Policy, Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC/PIM, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and cost controls.
• Strong Azure networking experience: hub-and-spoke or Virtual WAN, VNets, routing, DNS, NSGs, Private Endpoints, firewalls and ExpressRoute/VPN.
• Production experience with IaC tools, Git-based delivery, CI/CD and scripting such as Python or PowerShell.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, stakeholder influence and delivery in a global enterprise environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert; Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Security Engineer Associate.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments, platform-product operating models, SRE practices and organisational change.
What it’s like to work at Intellias
At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. By creating a comfortable atmosphere in our team, we empower individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. That’s why we offer a range of benefits that support your well-being and charge your professional growth.
We are committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We welcome and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual. Join Intellias for a career where your perspectives and contributions are vital to our shared success.
