Senior Cloud Engineer (Microsoft Azure). Vilnius, Lithuania

Avia Solutions Group is the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, operating a fleet of more than 200 aircraft worldwide and the parent company of over 250 subsidiaries. The group offers a wide range of aviation solutions, including MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul), pilot and crew training, ground handling, and other related aviation services. Supported by 14,000 highly skilled aviation professionals, the group operates across 6 continents.

We offer work in the Digital Technologies (IT) department, acting as an central unit for managing strategic, innovation and IT projects and programs. Our department provides services to subsidiary companies related to IT Governance & Management, IT Service Delivery, IT infrastructure services, workplace IT support and ServiceDesk, Enterprise Applications (Digital IT Solutions, ERP), Cybersecurity. IT Infrastructure unit consists of the following teams: Microsoft platform, Linux, Cloud and Network. As a Cloud Engineer you will work with IT operations and engineering activities, complex M365 ecosystem, Azure workloads. You'll focus on Microsoft Azure and related cloud technologies, delivering secure, scalable, and automated solutions.

Main functions and responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure (VMs, networking, tagging, storage).
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and GitHub Enterprise workflows.
• Support infrastructure projects: upgrades, migrations, and new deployments.
• Provide Level 3rd support and maintain documentation.

Requirements for the position:

• 3+ years in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Proven experience with Azure cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, AKS).
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible (or equivalent tools).CI/CD Pipelines: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or GitLab CI/CD.
• Containers & Orchestration: Experience with Docker and familiarity with container orchestration approaches (e.g., Kubernetes/AKS) for managing large-scale deployments is a plus.
• Scripting & Automation: PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Monitoring & Observability: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights.
• Cloud Networking & Security: Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), NSGs and routing basics.
• Secure access management using Azure Key Vault, Managed Identities and RBAC.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting.
• Clear communication with cross-functional teams.
• Agile mindset; comfortable in fast-paced environments.

Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Azure certifications preferred (AZ-400, AZ-104).

Desirable

• Experience with multi-cloud setups.
• Understanding of compliance standards such as: ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR or similar frameworks.

Job Advantages:

• Skills in Atlassian products, Zabbix monitoring, Ivanti ticketing systems, and Veeam backups.
• Experience with Azure Runbooks.
• Experience with Administering Microsoft 365 environments and the services that M365 has to offer (Intune, AzureAD, EXO, Sharepoint etc.).

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work in a vibrant international and ever-growing business aviation environment.
• Opportunities for professional and personal growth; foreign language trainings.
• Gym and Yoga classes for your physical health and Mindletic for mental health.
• Children’s room where you can leave your kids to play with supervision (Vilnius based).
• Well-being initiatives focused on creating a healthy, balanced and engaging work environment.
• Various benefits related to employee life cycle in organization.
• Parking or public transport ticket.
• Electrical cars spots near the office.
• Discounts and special offers from various partners.