Cloud Specialist (Azure)
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Date Posted | October 24, 2020 |
| Category |
Other
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| Currency | ZAR |
Description
SPAR Group is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Cloud Specialist (Azure) to join our dynamic team. The purpose of Cloud Specialist will be to advance the Group’s cloud strategy, in a manner that conforms to best practices. This will include analyzing current environments and developing strategies to move existing disparate cloud systems onto the Group standard systems. This role encompasses the responsibility of designing and implementing process to automate functions within the SPAR Microsoft Azure tenant.
Duties & Responsibilities
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Build Microsoft Azure environments to support new implementations of SAP
- Develop processes to migrate existing Cloud systems into a standardized and central system
- Develop processes to automate the operational aspects of Microsoft Azure IAAS
- Ensure Cloud billing systems are current. Implement solutions to ensure cloud systems are secure
- Migrate systems on IAAS to PAAS
- Ad hoc duties as required by management
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualification within IS
- The following certifications are essential:
o Microsoft Azure certifications in AZ103/AZ300/AZ500o Microsoft certifications, including MCSA-O365 and MS900/MD101/MS101/MS500
- More than 8 years’ experience in a technical role (with having spent the preceding 5 years’ focusing on Microsoft cloud solutions, having deployed projects, architecture, design, implementation, and/or support
- Technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, virtualization, architecture designs, database migrations, and technology management
- Proven track record of building and maintaining Microsoft Azure and O365 tenants
- Implementation of SAP in Microsoft Azure will be advantageous
- The ideal applicant will satisfy the following skills requirements:
- A high degree of confidentiality, emotional maturity, ethical values and integrity
- Must have the ability to work efficiently under pressure • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, to interface effectively with all levels of colleagues and with external customers in a team orientated manner
- An innovative thinker and ability to solve complex problems • A high level of initiative, energy and motivation.
- Ability to recognise patterns and engage in high-level decision making
- Precise planning and excellent organisational/administration skills
- Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail
- Quality orientated and self-driven to achieve results