Tech Specialist, Cloud Engineer managing Azure Infrastructure with a focus on L2 responsibilities and DevOps integration. Working on performance monitoring, incident management and automation scripting.
Responsibilities
Proactively monitor Azure infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security.
Handle complex infrastructure-related incidents and problems, performing advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Manage and resolve high-priority tickets using the ServiceNow platform, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
Perform advanced maintenance tasks, including system updates, patch management, performance tuning, and optimization.
Develop, implement, and maintain automation scripts and processes using tools such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Terraform.
Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate infrastructure management with CI/CD pipelines, promoting a seamless development and deployment process.
Utilize Terraform to manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency, scalability, and reliability.
Maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and procedures. Mentor and train junior engineers.
Requirements
Job Description: Azure Infrastructure L2 Engineer Years of experience: 6-7 years
Advanced Infrastructure Monitoring: Proactively monitor Azure infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security.
Incident and Problem Management: Handle complex infrastructure-related incidents and problems, performing advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
ServiceNow Ticket Handling: Manage and resolve high-priority tickets using the ServiceNow platform, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
Maintenance and Optimization: Perform advanced maintenance tasks, including system updates, patch management, performance tuning, and optimization.
Automation and Scripting: Develop, implement, and maintain automation scripts and processes using tools such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Terraform.
DevOps Practices: Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate infrastructure management with CI/CD pipelines, promoting a seamless development and deployment process.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Utilize Terraform to manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency, scalability, and reliability.
Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and procedures. Mentor and train junior engineers.
Required Mandatory experience
Azure Administration: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience managing and supporting Azure environments.
Terraform Expertise: Extensive experience with Terraform for managing infrastructure as code, including creating, modifying, and managing infrastructure resources.
ServiceNow Proficiency: Proficiency in using ServiceNow for advanced ticket handling, including creating, updating, resolving high-priority tickets, and managing workflows.
DevOps Practices: Proven experience in integrating infrastructure management with CI/CD pipelines and collaborating with DevOps teams.
Required industry experience:
IT Infrastructure: Experience working within IT infrastructure environments, preferably within mid to large-sized organizations.
Cloud Services: Extensive experience with cloud service management, particularly within Azure.
Managed Services: Experience in managed services or IT service provider environments is a plus.
Required Technical experience
Azure Services: Proficiency in advanced Azure services, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and monitoring tools.
Azure AD: In-depth knowledge of Azure Active Directory and identity management.
Networking: Advanced understanding of networking concepts, including VPN, VNet, and firewall configurations.
Scripting: Advanced scripting skills in PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar tools.
Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with advanced monitoring tools like Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and other diagnostic tools.
Automation: Expertise in automation concepts and tools, such as Azure Automation and ARM templates.
Terraform: Proficiency in Terraform for managing infrastructure as code in Azure environments.
Backup and Recovery: Advanced knowledge of Azure backup and disaster recovery solutions.
Security: Strong awareness of security best practices and tools within Azure, including role-based access control (RBAC) and security center.
OS Management: Advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems in an Azure environment.
ServiceNow Ticket Handling: Proficiency in using ServiceNow for managing and resolving high-priority tickets, including understanding ticket priority, SLAs, and workflow processes.
DevOps Integration: Experience in integrating infrastructure management with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: Advanced Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer
Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
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