Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Job Description

Innovation Hub Overview

Jefferies is creating a Technology Innovation Hub in Pune, a greenfield opportunity to build the systems that power global markets. As our first India technology center, this hub brings together hands on builders who engineer the platforms behind Jefferies growth across capital markets, investment banking, and institutional securities. We're scaling toward an elite team of 500 engineers while maintaining the agility, ownership, and meritocratic spirit that defines Jefferies. From cloud and data to AI, risk, and core business technologies, teams in Pune will lead high impact work with a global mandate.

IT Infrastructure Technology

Jefferies IT Infrastructure Technology team builds and runs the core technology backbone that enables the firm to operate globally. It covers enterprise infrastructure engineering and operations while driving modernization initiatives such as Cloud Adoption and Network Resiliency. The group supports critical platforms including networking, end-user computing, cloud, databases, server/Unix engineering, communications, and global data centers (including low-latency colocations near exchanges).

Role Summary

Drive Azure cloud adoption and engineering excellence as part of our multi-cloud infrastructure strategy. You will design, deploy, and operate Azure-based solutions, establish Azure best practices and standards, and partner with the broader cloud team to ensure seamless integration with our AWS-primary environment. This role requires deep Azure expertise combined with the ability to navigate a multi-cloud landscape, strong Terraform skills, and a focus on security, governance, and operational excellence.

You will partner closely with Platform Engineering, Cloud Security, Networking, Identity Teams, Power Platform, Database, Unix, and business line technology teams supporting Equities, Investment Banking, and other divisions. Strong collaboration, interpersonal skills, and customer service orientation are critical as you work across global distributed teams. Experience working in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate highly available, scalable, and secure Azure cloud infrastructure supporting business applications
• Establish Azure reference architectures, best practices, and golden path patterns for workload onboarding aligned with existing AWS standards
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Enterprise (modules, state management, workspaces) and Terraform Enterprise for Azure resources; maintain parity with AWS IaC patterns where applicable
• Architect and implement Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters with a focus on security, RBAC, networking, autoscaling, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with Cloud Architecture, Cloud Security, Networking, Identity, Database, and Unix teams to integrate Azure workloads with existing infrastructure and security controls
• Develop and implement Azure governance frameworks: subscription design, management groups, Azure Policy, role-based access control (RBAC), and cost management
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Azure deployments using GitHub, Bamboo, GitLab, ArgoCD, and Azure DevOps
• Provide consulting and technical expertise to application teams on securely integrating Azure services (Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, etc.)
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning Azure infrastructure, AKS, networking (VNet, NSG, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door), and identity (Azure AD, managed identities)
• Drive compliance and security efforts: implement secure architectures, maintain audit readiness, and support regulatory requirements
• Create and maintain Azure-specific documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Identify opportunities for automation and toil reduction; implement GenAI-assisted workflows where appropriate
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed to support Azure infrastructure and workloads
• Lead or contribute to incident response for Azure-related issues; conduct post-incident reviews and track corrective actions
• Develop runbooks and standard operating procedures for Azure operations; support knowledge transfer to global teams
• Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs for Azure services; drive continuous improvement in reliability and performance
• Maintain compliance with change management, documentation, and security standards
  
  

Requirements

• 7+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles with 4+ years of hands-on Azure experience
• Azure Administrator Associate and/or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification required; Azure DevOps or Security certifications preferred
• Strong experience designing and implementing resilient, cloud-native, and multi-region Azure solutions
• Proficiency with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): networking, ingress controllers, RBAC, monitoring, security
• Deep understanding of Azure services: compute (VMs, App Service, AKS, Functions), networking (VNet, NSG, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager), storage (Blob, Files, Disks), databases (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB), and identity (Azure AD, managed identities)
• Expert-level Terraform skills for Azure; experience with Terraform Enterprise strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and scripting for automation
• Experience implementing secure architectures for private and public-facing systems
• Strong understanding of networking protocols, distributed systems, and cloud security best practices
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and customer service skills; ability to partner with global technology and business teams
• Proficiency using GenAI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot) for infrastructure design, troubleshooting, code generation, and documentation
• Ability to implement AI agent-driven automation (agentic workflows) safely in enterprise environments: enforce human-in-the-loop controls, maintain comprehensive logging and auditability, establish guardrails, implement rollback mechanisms, and secure credential handling
• Proactive approach to identifying manual toil and shipping automation that measurably reduces repetitive work; track and report efficiency gains
  
  

Preferred

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or equivalent; multi-cloud experience is highly valued
• CKAD certification or strong Kubernetes operations background
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI for Azure workloads
• Background in software development or systems administration
• Familiarity with Azure monitoring and observability tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics)
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and shared responsibility models
  
  

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About Us

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.