PURPOSE
As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in SITA’s Airports Portfolio you play an important role in technical design, development and maintenance of the Azure Cloud platform and related services (using existing and emerging technologies) to enable the modernisation and efficient delivery of services to our customers. We are seeking a talented and experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join our portfolio platform team - dedicated to developing and deploying our cloud solutions in the best possible way now and into the future.
Key Responsibilities
Contribute to the design, planning and implementation of our Azure cloud solutions and services to ensure optimum cloud performance and reliability across our cloud infrastructure, building in continuous process improvement and CI/CD pipelines.
Work as part of a broader team of problem solvers helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution via automation.
Create re‑usable platform components for products, develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines from development right through to production.
Interface with developers, engineers, architects, Ops and Support staff to design, develop and implement cost effective Cloud Solutions using IaaS/PaaS/SaaS so that it is flexible, extensible, elastic, secure and reliable at large scale.
Works within agile methodologies, following SITA coding guidelines and practices for all technical processes and documenting solutions.
Support junior team members in the development of their skillset and provide support to Operational teams.
Experience
3+ years Cloud Platform Engineering experience
Experience designing, configuring & implementing infrastructure and network solutions in Azure.
Experience with LAN & WAN networking, TCP/IP, load balancing principles.
Experience with hub and spoke and landing zones.
Experience with automating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
Experience with production grade AKS clusters and associated challenges.
Experience with creating application and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
Experience creating and delivering Cloud Platform technology roadmaps.
Knowledge & Skills
Strong understanding of Azure networking VNet peering, NSGs, UDR, NAT Gateway, private DNS, service endpoints
Experience in managing and provisioning infrastructure through code (IaC).
Experience with automating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
Ability to quickly learn and understand new technologies or concepts
Experience with creating application and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
Experience creating and delivering Cloud Platform technology roadmaps.
You thrive in a team environment, excellent communication skills, with the ability to work independently & as a member of the team.
Experience and Skills In The Following Technologies
Terraform experience with module authoring, state management, provider configuration, CI/CD integration
Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Engineering. Own the Azure Pipelines template library (multi‑stage YAML), self-hosted agent infrastructure, and automated testing integration
Kubernetes Operations managing AKS cluster lifecycle, Kluctl/Helm deployment orchestration, operator configuration
Proficiency with GNU Make as a build orchestration tool
Semantic versioning, commit conventions, and automated dependency management (Renovate, sv4git, commitlint)
Container Platform – maintain Docker base images, agent images, and secure image supply chain via industry best practices such as utilising ACR’s and Trivy scanning
Practical hands‑on Azure skills including Azure AppGW, WAF, Vnet, Routing, Subnets, App services, VM’s, Helm and Helmfile
Security & Compliance Azure best practices for cloud security such as enforcing network segmentation, private endpoints, CIS‑hardened images, WAF policies, RBAC, and managed identity patterns
PowerShell module development, Pester testing, Azure automation
Bash shell scripting for container entry points and CI tasks
Active directory, Azure AD, Azure AD B2C
Git‑based workflows with trunk‑based development and branch‑per‑environment patterns
Experience In The Following An Advantage
Testing & Quality – maintain/extend the continuous deployment test framework (Postman API tests, K6 load tests, Pester unit tests)
Experience managing RabbitMQ clusters in Kubernetes
Experience with Go / GoLang and Python languages
Experience with the JinJa2 template engine
MSSQL, Azure SQL
Azure FinOps expertise & experience
Azure Certification
Previous application development experience
Profession Competencies
Agile Methodologies
Cloud Computing
Information Security Management
Innovation
Performance Measurement and Tuning
Systems Thinking
Core Competencies
Communication
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Education & Qualifications
University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or similar. Where applicable a recognised professional qualification is desirable.
What We Offer
Hybrid Working Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)
Core Working Hours with Flexibility: Set working hours for consistency, with flexibility to adapt to unexpected needs. Where required provide on‑call support outside of standard working hours. Benefits may vary by location.
Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.
Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health – a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.
Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world‑class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, and Airport Council International available to all employees‑to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership, Stanford for strategic development and many others, we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.
Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.
SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self‑identify in the application process.
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