Must have
Azure services: App Service, AKS, VMs, Cosmos DB, Storage Accounts, Azure DevOps
YAML pipelines: multi- stage, approvals, environments, templates, automated tests
Docker, Container Registry, AKS (deployments, networking, ingress, RBAC, Helm)
Azure networking: routing, NSGs, DNS, Private Endpoints
Storage Accounts: Blob integration, SAS, lifecycle rules, encryption, access policies
Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana
Cost optimization, repo policies, infrastructure documentation
Architecture diagrams (draw.io), Agile and Scrum experience
Hybrid cloud architecture design and operations
Database management: Azure SQL, Cosmos MongoDB API, MySQL (backup, restore, tuning)
IaC with Terraform and/or ARM templates; PowerShell, Python, Shell scripting
Azure RBAC, IAM, Managed Identity, Key Vault, SSL/TLS certifi cates
Autoscaling, blue- green and canary deployments, cost- controlled scaling
Nice- to- have
Microsoft Graph API and SMB integrations
Code quality and security scanning (SonarQube), Git strategies, PR policies
Backup, disaster recovery, and restore testing for Azure and Kubernetes
