Responsibilities:
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.
Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
5+ years of Microsoft Azure experience involving design, deployment, configuration and optimization
3+ 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
Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross functional partners
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail.
