The Azure Engineer will be responsible for assessing our IT infrastructure to help plan and deploy our ongoing cloud migration. This role will also oversee the migration process and design, maintain and monitor the new system, as well as configuring hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team.
The duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance, and security
Design, develop, and implement highly available, multi-region solutions within Microsoft Azure
Analyze existing operational standards, processes, and/or
governance to identify and implement improvements
Migrate existing infrastructure services to cloud-based solutions
Manage security and access controls of cloud-based solutions
Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud-native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments
Develop and implement policy-driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss
Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being transformed and/or modernized
Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to address and resolve technical escalations
Ability to understand, speak (fluently), read, and write English and Spanish
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to multitask and work under pressure
Effectively speaking before groups of customers or employees
Assume evolving duties and responsibilities of the position
Work all hours required to fulfill job duties and responsibilities including, weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed)
Travel as required
Provide coverage for other positions as requested
Ability to carry and lift boxes and/or other objects that may weigh between 10 and 25 pounds.
Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by management
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or a combination of related education and experience.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
Preferred Certifications:
Azure Fundamentals
Azure Administrator Associate
Azure Developer Associate
other Azure certifications
2+ years of Microsoft Azure experience involving design, deployment, configuration and optimization
2+ years of experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions
Experience in the design and operation of medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases and application systems
Experience working within an Agile framework
Experience in IaC development with Terraform, Azure CLI, Puppet, and Ansible
Experience scripting with Perl, Python and PowerShell
Proficient with GIT to perform source code management
Experience with Terraform Cloud and Azure DevOps
Experience with Jira and ServiceNow
Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security and CI/CD tooling
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