Haji Azlan started his career as an Accounts Executive at Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. from 1992 to 1993.
He then joined KPFB Holdings Sdn. Bhd. as an Accountant in 1993 until 1994. In October 1994, he joined Celcom Technology Sdn. Bhd. as an Accountant and was subsequently promoted to Finance Manager. He was then transferred and promoted to Celcom Sdn. Bhd. as the Senior Manager/Head of Finance at the Shared Infrastructure Group, in 1997.
From 2001 to 2003, he was the Group Chief Financial Officer of Kumpulan Mediiman Sdn. Bhd. He then joined Malaysia National Insurance Berhad as the Head of Risk Management from 2003 to 2005.
From August 2005 to May 2010, he was designated as the Vice President of Risk Strategy at Etiqa Insurance and Takaful Group.
He was the Associate Director of Risk Management, Syariah and Compliance at BSN Prudential Takaful Berhad from May 2010 to May 2011.
Subsequently, he was duly appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad from June 2011 to January 2014.
From January 2014 to 31 July 2016, he was appointed as the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS).
Presently, he serves as the Vice President of Corporate Planning, Strategic Initiatives and Property Division for Ingress Corporation Berhad since November 2016.