Senior Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer Observability & Monitoring (Azure Splunk AKS)

Overview : A technology-focused organization is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in monitoring distributed microservices within Azure environments. This role will lead the design and implementation of comprehensive observability solutions using Splunk ensuring robust performance scalability and reliability across a microservices-based architecture.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in shaping monitoring strategies automating incident response and driving operational excellence for mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities :

Design implement and maintain monitoring solutions for distributed microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Utilize Splunk for log ingestion custom dashboards alerting and advanced analytics

Integrate Istio service mesh observability (telemetry tracing logging) into monitoring frameworks

Apply Twistlock (Prisma Cloud) policies for container and workload security monitoring

Monitor and configure Azure-native services including API Management (APIM) Cosmos DB SQL Server and Azure Networking

Use Terraform to manage infrastructure as code embedding observability into deployments

Build and optimize CI / CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (AzDO) with integrated monitoring hooks

Leverage Azure Chaos Studio to test system resilience and incorporate findings into monitoring improvements

Support automated API and performance testing using Karate Labs alongside observability tools

Collaborate with development security and operations teams to define and track SLAs SLOs and SLIs

Participate in incident response root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications :

Experience in DevOps practices and methodologies

Background in Site Reliability Engineering or Cloud Operations roles

Hands-on experience with Splunk in a microservices environment

Proficiency with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Istio

Strong understanding of Azure services and architecture

Experience implementing Twistlock Terraform and Azure DevOps (AzDO) pipelines

Familiarity with Azure Chaos Studio and Karate Labs for testing and validation

Strong scripting and automation capabilities

Preferred Qualifications :

Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-400 AZ-104 AZ-305)

Experience with other observability tools such as Prometheus Grafana or OpenTelemetry

Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and secure CI / CD pipeline implementation

Key Skills

APIs,C / C++,Computer Graphics,Go,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Library Services,Assembly,GraphQL,High Voltage

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1