Azure Cloud & Platform Engineer

Position : Azure Cloud & Platform Engineer (Bilingual)

Experience : 5 - 7 Years (Relevant exp. Azure - 3+ Yrs)

Location : India (Supporting Japan Operations)

Shift timing : General shift (Japan time Zone)

Bilingual level : Minimum JLPT N4 certification (N3/N2 preferred)

Work Mode : Hybrid

Education : B.TECH / MTECH

Working as an Individual Contributor role

About Company

Company is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies and brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to provide solutions for empowering people, businesses and society.

Headquartered in Japan, Company started operations in India in the 1950s, accelerating its growth through the expansion of business to global markets. Company in India expanded its business from telecommunications to public safety, logistics, transportation, retail, finance, unified communication and IT platforms, serving across governments, businesses as well as individuals. With its Centre of Excellence for analytics platform solutions, big data, biometrics, mobile and retail.

Specialties

Network Systems, Personal Solutions, Electron, Devices, Big Data, SDN, Cloud, Security, Energy and environment, Work style transformation, Network Services, Virtualization, Space solutions, Common business solutions, and Common base technology.

Role Summary

Seeking an Azure Cloud & Platform Engineer to support and enhance Azure infrastructure and platform services for Japan customers. The role involves cloud operations, platform development, managed services implementation, AKS administration, and customer coordination.

Required Skills

• Microsoft Azure Administration
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Networking, Storage, Security, and IAM
• Azure CLI (Secondary - Power shell)
• Cloud Platform Development
• Agile / Scrum Methodology - Basic

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure infrastructure and platform services.
• Handle incidents, service requests, security audits, and operational activities.
• Administer and upgrade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Design, develop, and enhance cloud platform and managed services.
• Automate operational processes and improve service efficiency.
• Collaborate with Japanese customers and NEC Japan teams.
• Participate in Agile-based development, testing, and deployment activities.

Language Requirement

• Bilingual : English and Japanese
• Minimum JLPT N4 certification (N3/N2 preferred)
• Ability to communicate with Japanese customers and stakeholders

Preferred Skills

• Azure DevOps
• Terraform / IaC
• Kubernetes
• Cloud Security & Automation

Qualifications

• Any Graduation (Preference - Science, CS, IT, or related field)
• Azure certification preferred
• 5 - 7 years of experience and relevant 3+ yrs of experience in Azure cloud operations, platform engineering, or managed services