SME - Monitoring Tools, Event Monitoring

Job Summary

Cloud Monitoring Specialist – Azure Monitor & Application Insights
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Azure Cloud SME to join our IT team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure IaaS, PaaS, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Promethius and cloud observability practices. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining monitoring solutions that ensure the performance, availability, and reliability of our cloud-based applications and infrastructure.\\r\\n \\r\\n Key Responsibilities:\\r\\n• Design and implement monitoring strategies using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.\\r\\n• Develop and maintain dashboards, alerts, and reports to provide visibility into system health and performance.\\r\\n• Collaborate with DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and Application teams to define KPIs and SLAs.\\r\\n• Analyze telemetry data to identify trends, anomalies, and potential issues.\\r\\n• Automate monitoring configurations and alerting rules using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.\\r\\n• Integrate monitoring tools with incident management platforms (e.g., Service Now, Pager Duty).\\r\\n• Provide recommendations for performance optimization and capacity planning.\\r\\n• Conduct root cause analysis and post-incident reviews using monitoring data.\\r\\n• Stay current with Azure updates and best practices in cloud observability.\\r\\n \\r\\n Required Skills & Qualifications:\\r\\n• Strong understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems, along with hands-on troubleshooting experience.\\r\\n• Experience supporting Azure IaaS and PaaS environments.\\r\\n• Good knowledge of Azure services including IAM, Storage, Virtual Networks (VNet), Express Route, and related components.\\r\\n• Proven experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.\\r\\n• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, microservices, and distributed systems.\\r\\n• Experience with Kusto Query Language (KQL) for querying telemetry data.\\r\\n• Familiarity with Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Terraform, or Bicep.\\r\\n• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and ITIL processes.\\r\\n• Experience integrating monitoring with tools like Grafana, Power BI, or Prometheus is a plus.\\r\\n• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.\\r\\n \\r\\n Preferred Qualifications:\\r\\n• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect. (AZ-104 and AZ-305)\\r\\n• Familiarity with Service Now CMDB and incident workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Expertise in Azure IaaS, PaaS, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Promethius and cloud observability practices

Skill Requirements

Expertise in Azure IaaS, PaaS, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Promethius and cloud observability practices

Other Requirements

Expertise in Azure IaaS, PaaS, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Promethius and cloud observability practices