Reference: JHB005552-Colet-1

Our client in Western Cape is looking for an Azure Systems Engineer with in-depth experience in Microsoft Azure solution design and implementation, Microsoft Azure DevOps, scripting experience, specifically with PowerShell to automate existing and workloads and routine system admin tasks.  Must have experience in TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS protocols, firewall, load-balancing technologies and firewalls.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 & MCSE : Infrastructure Engineer & Private Cloud
• 3+ years extensive experience with Microsoft Azure
• 5+ extensive experience with Microsoft Windows Server
• 5+ years proven history of incident response, diagnostic activities, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Corrective Action Plans, and advanced troubleshooting
• 3+ years experience in documenting environment and processes
• 3+ years experience with Linux
• 5+ extensive experience with Microsoft Active Directory Domain

Overall responsibilities:

• To implement, administer and maintain Azure platform:
• Provide support for Azure services (IaaS, PaaS, etc)
• Resolve Incidents and fulfil Service Requests using a service management ticket queue and Change Management processes.
• Provision Azure Infrastructure for Windows and Linux servers
• Ensure Enterprise server standards are met and maintained.
• Research of new solutions for business units
• Responsible for overall health, high availability, maintenance, and documentation of Azure solutions
• Problem analysis and implementation of corrective actions on new and existing solutions.
• Provide after-hours support on a rotating On-Call basis
• Troubleshoot Azure outages and performance issues. Troubleshoot outages and identify solutions to mitigate productivity loss.  Setup and test alerts for a number of services
• Implement scripts to start, shutdown and report on IaaS solutions
• To implement and assist with Disaster recovery management, procedures & documentation
• Keep DR environment in sync with production environment. Assist with DR trials by recovery of systems and applications.  Assist with creation of DR plan and recovery procedures for Azure systems and applications.  Assist with creation of DR documentation for Azure systems and applications.