
Azure Platform Engineer
Cognizant
Visa & sponsorship
- Employers in UAE sponsor the residence visa by default, and nothing in the posting says otherwise.
Job description
Job Summary
Azure Platform Engineer
Mandatory Experience
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7+ years Azure Platform Engineering experience
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3+ years supporting production AKS environments
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Experience working in enterprise hub-spoke Azure Landing Zones
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Strong networking, API management, identity, and cloud security expertise
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BCG Platform Technology Stack
Edge & API Layer
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Azure Front Door
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Azure Application Gateway (WAF)
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Azure API Management (APIM)
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API routing and path-based routing
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SSL/TLS certificate management
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DNS configuration and troubleshooting
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API publishing and backend integrations
Required Knowledge
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Front Door โ Application Gateway โ APIM โ AKS architecture
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Public ingress with private backend services
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Path-based routing configuration
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Health probes and backend pools
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APIM networking and private connectivity
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Mandatory Skills
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AKS Cluster Administration
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AKS Networking
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Ingress Controllers
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Internal Load Balancers
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Private AKS Clusters
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Node Pools
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Autoscaling
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Kubernetes Security
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Secrets Management
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Container Networking
Must Understand
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Internal LoadBalancer services
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Private endpoint exposure
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Backend API publishing through APIM
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Health endpoints
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Kubernetes troubleshooting
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Azure Networking
Mandatory Skills
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VNet Design
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Hub-Spoke Architecture
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VNet Peering
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Route Tables (UDR)
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NSG
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Azure Firewall
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Private DNS Zones
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Private Endpoints
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Service Endpoints
Expected Experience
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Working with enterprise hub VNets
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Connectivity through centralized firewall environments
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Shared services networking
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Routing validation and troubleshooting
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Azure Data Services
Databricks Platform
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Databricks Workspace Administration
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Unity Catalog
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Cluster Policies
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Secret Scopes
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Access Control Management
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Databricks Networking
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Delta Lake
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Databricks Monitoring
Azure Data Services
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Azure Data Factory (ADF)
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Azure Synapse Analytics
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Event Hub
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Cosmos DB
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ADLS Gen2
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL
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DevOps & CI/CD
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Azure DevOps
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GitHub Enterprise
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GitHub Actions
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Azure DevOps Pipelines
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Release Management
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Branching Strategies
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CI/CD Automation
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Governance & Operations
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Cost Management & Optimization
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Tagging Strategy
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Backup & Disaster Recovery
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High Availability Architecture
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Cloud Governance Framework
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Incident & Problem Management
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Production Support
Preferred Certifications
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AZ-104 Azure Administrator
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AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect
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AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer
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Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)