Job Description Responsibilities:
• Create a strategy for establishing a secure and well-managed enterprise environment in Azure • Configure and manage Virtual Network in Azure, establish our core services in the VNET, enable Azure to serve as a part of network • Develop scripts to automate the deployment of resource stacks and associated configurations • Utilize native Azure services to meet the firm’s technology and resiliency requirements
• Drive Identity and access and configuration management, and monitoring strategy for Azure • Lead design process for network connectivity to Azure
• Extend standard systems management processes into the cloud including change, incident, and problem management
• Establish and implement monitoring and management infrastructure for both availability and performance management
• Establish internal pricing and instance selection model for Azure virtual machines
• Integrate Azure management tooling with including automation of spin-up and spin-down and billing approvals
• Design and implement data protection options, including HA and BCP protection in Azure Skills Required:
• 3+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure environments, including IaaS and PaaS
• Microsoft Azure Certification (MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or equivalent)
• Hands on experience using the Azure administration portal
• Bachelor's degree (in Computer Science, Math or Engineering)
• Demonstrable experience deploying enterprise workloads to Azure
• Knowledge of Azure cloud hosting solution
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages
• Hands-on experience with one or more configuration management systems such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise core services as well as cloud deployments of these services
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Enterprise software products and services
• Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery planning experience, a plus
