Senior Azure & Terraform Technical Lead Company: UST Job ID: 67620 Experience: 5–7 Years Locations: Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kochi Open Positions: 1 Job Overview UST is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer / Technical Lead with strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure and Terraform, along with practical experience using Claude or Cursor for AI-assisted engineering. This role combines hands-on cloud platform engineering with technical leadership. The successful candidate will lead Azure infrastructure operations, drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, review infrastructure changes, troubleshoot complex platform issues, and guide engineers in resolving technical blockers. Key Responsibilities * Provide senior-level engineering and technical leadership for Azure cloud platform environments. * Provision, configure, operate, troubleshoot, and scale Azure infrastructure. * Manage Azure access, infrastructure lifecycle activities, security controls, networking, and resource configurations. * Design, develop, enhance, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform. * Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules for standardized infrastructure deployments. * Perform technical reviews of Terraform code and review and approve Terraform pull requests. * Troubleshoot Terraform workspace, state, configuration, deployment, and infrastructure-related issues. * Ensure Terraform implementations follow engineering, security, governance, and code-quality standards. * Improve infrastructure provisioning through Terraform automation and standardization. * Lead troubleshooting of complex Azure infrastructure and platform issues. * Drive root-cause analysis and permanent remediation. * Act as a technical escalation point, guide engineers, review technical solutions, and remove technical blockers. * Use Claude or Cursor for AI-assisted coding, Terraform development, code reviews, and troubleshooting. * Improve engineering productivity and accelerate technical issue resolution using AI-assisted tools. * Promote engineering best practices, automation, standardization, documentation, and continuous improvement. Required Skills * Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure. * Expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code. * Experience developing reusable Terraform modules. * Practical experience with Claude or Cursor. * Cloud infrastructure provisioning and administration. * Infrastructure troubleshooting and root-cause analysis. * Knowledge of cloud security, access management, networking, and governance. * Linux, GitHub, AWS and AWS IAM knowledge. * Strong technical leadership and problem-solving capabilities. Ideal Candidate Candidates with strong Azure infrastructure engineering experience, advanced Terraform skills, and practical exposure to AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude or Cursor are encouraged to apply. Apply through the official UST recruitment process.