Senior Specialist, Cloud Application Engineer
Role Overview
The Cloud Engineer designs, builds, and maintains enterprise applications and integrations within IHS’s digital ecosystem.
The role combines React and .NET Core development, Azure data services, and deployment and operations on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
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About IHS Towers
IHS Towers owns, operates, and develops shared communications infrastructure, with more than 28,000 towers across five emerging markets.
Role purpose
The Cloud Engineer designs, builds, and maintains enterprise applications and integrations within IHS’s digital ecosystem.
The role combines React and .NET Core development, Azure data services, and deployment and operations on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain React frontend applications and .NET Core APIs.
- Manage SQL Azure data models, schemas, stored procedures, and Azure Cosmos DB collections.
- Implement internal and third-party integrations using REST APIs, Azure Service Bus, and Azure API Management.
- Deploy and manage Azure application infrastructure, including App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure Container Apps.
- Contribute to architecture reviews, technical design decisions, sprint planning, and agile ceremonies.
- Monitor performance, resolve production issues, and implement preventive improvements.
- Maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and follow DevOps and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Apply security practices for authentication, authorization, and data protection.
- Collaborate with product, design, operations, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
- Hands-on React and .NET Core API development and experience building and deploying on Microsoft Azure.
- Production experience with SQL Azure and Azure Cosmos DB.
- Experience with RESTful API design, system integration patterns, and enterprise application development.
- Microsoft Azure certification, such as AZ-204 Developer Associate or AZ-900, is preferred.
Knowledge and skills
- React component architecture, hooks, and state management; .NET Core, C#, and REST API design.
- Azure PaaS services include App Services, Azure Functions, Service Bus, API Management, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.
- Knowledge of database design, query optimization, and data modeling across SQL Azure and Cosmos DB.
- Microservices, event-driven design, and enterprise integration patterns.
- React, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Entity Framework Core, and middleware patterns.
- Azure portal, Azure DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Bicep or ARM templates.
- Clean, maintainable, testable code; code reviews; debugging; root-cause analysis; and performance tuning.
- Experience with agentic coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor is mandatory.
- Cross-functional agile teamwork, feature ownership, task management, clear technical communication, and adaptability.
Organizational competencies
IHS emphasizes customer focus, innovation, integrity, bold decision-making, and sustainability.
The company’s vision is to improve the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure and support sustainable communities.
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