MICROSOFT CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE & ENGINEERING
Skills to Put on Resume for Azure Cloud Engineer at
Microsoft
Azure Architecture, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, Kubernetes & Enterprise Security
Microsoft Hiring Engineering Philosophy:
Microsoft hiring teams evaluate cloud engineering candidates on robust
multi-region Azure architecture design, Infrastructure as Code automation, enterprise security governance, and
seamless CI/CD delivery using Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise.
1. AZURE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES & CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
Core Azure Services & Architecture
Compute Services:
Azure Kubernetes Service
(AKS), Azure Virtual Machines, App Service,
Azure Functions (Serverless), Container
Instances.
Storage Solutions:
Azure Blob Storage, Azure
Files, Managed Disks, Data Lake Storage
Gen2, Azure NetApp Files.
Databases & Analytics:
Azure SQL Database,
Cosmos DB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL/
MySQL, Azure Synapse Analytics.
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud:
Azure Arc, Azure
ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Site Recovery.
Networking, Governance & Security
Virtual Networking:
Virtual Networks (VNets),
Subnets, Network Security Groups (NSGs),
Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Azure
Firewall.
Identity & Access Management:
Microsoft
Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Role-Based
Access Control (RBAC), Managed Identities,
Conditional Access.
Security & Compliance:
Microsoft Defender
for Cloud, Azure Key Vault, Sentinel, Policy
Governance, Zero Trust Architecture.
Cost Optimization:
Azure Cost Management,
Advisor recommendations, Reserved Instances,
Rightsizing.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
Terraform,
Bicep, ARM Templates, Ansible.
Containers & Orchestration:
Kubernetes
(AKS), Docker, Helm Charts, Container
Registries (ACR).
Scripting & Automation:
PowerShell, Bash,
Python, Azure CLI.
Configuration Management:
GitOps (ArgoCD/
Flux), Desired State Configuration (DSC).
DevOps, CI/CD & Observability
CI/CD Pipelines:
Azure DevOps (Pipelines,
Boards, Repos), GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
Monitoring & Telemetry:
Azure Monitor,
Application Insights, Log Analytics, Azure
Managed Grafana & Prometheus.
Disaster Recovery:
High Availability (HA)
design, Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies,
Backup vaults, Traffic Manager.
Enterprise Collaboration:
Agile/Scrum
methodologies, Cross-functional alignment with
Product & Security groups.
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Azure Cloud Engineer at Microsoft Resume Skills Blueprint
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