Cloud Engineer (IaaS)
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- Administer and monitor enterprise cloud environments, including subscriptions, identities, resources and automated processes.
- Design, implement and operate Azure Enterprise-Scale Landing Zones based on the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
- Build and maintain cloud services across compute, storage and networking.
- Monitor cloud resource utilisation and consumption and maintain related reports and workflows.
- Provision and de-provision development environments and DevOps projects.
- Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Go or object-oriented programming languages.
- Prepare and maintain technical policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures and operational documentation.
- Provide second-line cloud support to application development teams and coordinate escalations with third-line support.
- Implement changes through established change, configuration and release management processes.
- Participate in technical coordination and project meetings.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in information technology.
- At least 2 years of experience in a Cloud Engineer or comparable position.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification.
- Holding certificates:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305),
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- or equivalent level, internationally recognized alternative in AWS or GCP
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing or operating Azure Enterprise-Scale Landing Zones using the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
- Strong knowledge of Azure services covering identity, networking, compute, storage, containers, databases and related enterprise services.
- Experience with Infrastructure as a Service and DevOps principles.
- Strong scripting and infrastructure automation skills using technologies such as PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, Bash or Go.
- Experience administering and scripting Linux environments, preferably Red Hat.
- Basic experience administering Microsoft systems.
- Knowledge of cloud security, compliance, auditing and monitoring tools.
- Experience with ticketing systems and Information Technology Infrastructure Library based processes.
- English language skills at B2 level or higher.
- Strong organisation, prioritisation and communication skills, with a proactive and user-focused approach.