Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps professional to join our team. As a Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for providing ongoing support and escalations from the monitoring team, as well as proactive maintenance for our client's Azure platform.

• Support of client's Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including response to any escalations from the monitoring team to help analyze and resolve incidents for customers infrastructure running in Azure.
• Communicate ticket status information to all team members and escalate cases to appropriate staff as necessary to ensure case are closed in a timely fashion.
• Interact with clients to identify IT issues, troubleshoot expediently, and follow up on issues via email, ticketing system, and phone calls. Communicate technical issues and solutions with clients in business terms.
• Install, configure, and administer client systems in Azure to improve client's infrastructure.
• Configuration and tuning of cloud-based tools, managing cost, security, and compliance for the client's environments.
• As part of proactive maintenance plans, help execute monthly maintenance of the Azure infrastructure, including patching, verification of anti-virus updates, backups and disaster recovery.
• Create and maintain updated documentation for each client's environment.
• Promote best practices to enhance and improve organizational processes.
• Participate in weekly discussions with clients to review outstanding issues and changes and discuss proposals for improving the client's environments.
• Provide consultation and monthly reports with respect to the client's cloud-based infrastructure.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, or equivalent in experience.
• 2+ years of experience with cloud servers, services, and software or equivalent sys admin experience with on-prem server and virtualization environments.
• Experience in a 24x7 managed services, hosted service company, or Network Operations Center environment.
• Experience with ITIL processes and associated ITSM systems and service portals for Incident and Change Management.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Experience with Windows and Linux system administration, supporting and scaling virtual server cloud or on-prem environments and solving network issues.
• Experience developing CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, and Terraform templates.
• Experience with Azure native services (e.g., Policy, Active Directory, Lighthouse, Monitor/Log Analytics).
• Experience with tools for managing Cost, Security, and Compliance in Azure (Azure Defender, Cost Management, Security Center).
• Understanding of sys admin concepts including, but not limited to virtualization, containers, disk storage, encryption, security, network connectivity, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Experience with Azure-based deployments and migrations or other cloud platforms is a plus.
• Operational knowledge of ARM, PowerShell, and Bicep is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A passion for problem-solving and learning new technologies.
• Client relationship skills and experience managing vendors.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Self-motivated, proactive work ethic.
• Strong desire for personal development and learning.

Our organization provides a dynamic and collaborative work environment that fosters growth and innovation. As a member of our team, you will have opportunities to develop your skills, build relationships with industry leaders, and contribute to exciting projects.

Apply today and take the first step towards a challenging and rewarding career