Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities: Provide Stable, Secure, and Efficient IT Operations for the Azure Cloud environmentSupport day to day operations on core infrastructure services: Windows Servers, Domain Controllers, Virtual Desktops, Active Directory (AD), Group Policies, DNS, SSL, SFTP, SMTP, Data Protection, File Server/Azure File Shares, Monitoring, PatchingSupport day to day operations on Azure PaaS & SaaS servicesDevelop and manage IT cloud infrastructure including capacity planning, disaster recovery systems and cost managementConduct research on emerging technologies in support of infrastructure development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and infrastructure flexibilityDevelop, document, make recommendations, and communicate plans for investing in IT cloud infrastructure, including analysis of cost reduction opportunitiesAnticipate, mitigate, identify, respond to, and resolve problems affecting cloud systems performance, efficiency, and availabilityContribute to an environment that emphasizes trust, open communication, creative thinking & cohesive team effortAuthor and update technical documentation, runbooks, ops guides, and presentations when neededManage multiple cloud environments and support audit, compliance requests Work closely with application development and data engineer teams on day-to-day tasks along with project planning and implementationProvide 2nd and 3rd level support for infrastructure systems in a 7x24 environment Participate in on-call rotations Other duties as assigned Required Skills: Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and components: load balancers, SSL certificates, TCP/IP, firewallsHigh degree of knowledge in Identify and Access Management, Azure Active Directory, Roles and PoliciesHigh degree of knowledge in IT security, compliancy standards and frameworks: ITIL, SOC1, SOC2, NIST, ISO 27001Experience working directly with enterprise change control systems (Jira Service Management preferred)Experience with migrating infrastructure to Azure cloudProficient troubleshooting skills to resolve issues & perform root cause analysis to ensure defects are engineered out of the environmentExperience with Configuration Management toolsExperience with scripting, automation: PowerShell, JSON, Python, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM)Excellent organization, time management, problem solving, & analytical skills Qualifications: Education:4-year degree or an equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, and experienceExperience:6+ years of experience as systems engineer working in Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Desktops, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, Azure Active Directory, Azure Automation, Azure Monitor and Log Analytics 6+ years of experience working with Microsoft technologies including Domain Controllers, AD, DNS, DFS Namespace, File Servers/Azure File Shares, SFTP Servers, SMTP, Windows Servers. 5+ years of experience as a systems engineer supporting Windows Server OS 5+ years of experience configuring monitoring and alerts for cloud resource availability 2+ years of experience working in environment having different Azure based PaaS & SaaS services Certification:Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified Systems Expert IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v.3 WORKING CONDITIONS: Office or Remote Setting