Azure Cloud Engineer (AI Platforms)

Azure Cloud Engineer (AI Platforms) - SCS AI SolutionsFull time · on site in Dubai · 12-month contract · immediate startThe cloud/platform engineer builds and runs the secure UAE-hosted environment the solutions live on, and keeps it running through managed operation.What you will doDesign and build the cloud landing zone in UAE regions: networking, private endpoints, identity, key management, logging.Automate everything as code (Bicep or Terraform) with CI/CD pipelines for development, test and production.Apply security controls to recognised standards (ISO 27001 and UAE information-security standards) and produce evidence for audits.Run monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and incident response during managed operation, against agreed service levels.Hand the platform over with runbooks and train the client's IT team.Must haveSignificant experience in cloud infrastructure, mainly on Microsoft Azure in production.Infrastructure as code (Bicep or Terraform) and CI/CD (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, private networking, Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Defender for Cloud.Experience hosting AI services (Azure OpenAI, AI Search) securely.Already present in the UAE and can start immediately (with 5 days notice).Nice to haveMicrosoft certifications AZ-104, AZ-305 or AZ-500.Experience with UAE sovereign or certified cloud environments.Container platforms (AKS, Container Apps).