Tech Specialist, Cloud Engineering - R01570953

Tech Specialist, Cloud Engineering

Experience Range: with at least 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure support and cloud engineering, including hands-on expertise in Azure platform administration and related technologies Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and support Microsoft ADFS, ADCS, and ADDS, ensuring reliable identity, certificate, and domain services while troubleshooting complex authentication issues

• Manage DNS and DHCP services in Windows environments, maintaining consistent name resolution and network configuration for optimal performance

• Administer backup solutions using Azure Backup and System Center Data Protection Manager, including backup validation, restore testing, retention management, and recovery support

• Oversee storage platforms such as Dell Storage and Azure Storage Accounts, conducting capacity planning, performance optimization, and ensuring high availability

• Support and administer SQL and Oracle databases at the infrastructure level, collaborating with database teams to maintain availability, backup integrity, and performance

• Manage physical servers from Dell and HP, handling provisioning, health monitoring, lifecycle management, and hardware troubleshooting

• Administer VMware and Hyper-V virtualization platforms, performing host management, VM provisioning, performance monitoring, and issue resolution

• Support Windows printing services, including print server administration, queue management, and user issue resolution

• Manage load balancers such as Azure Application Gateway and Standard Azure Load Balancer for service availability and traffic distribution

• Administer Windows and Azure file services, including permissions, shares, access control, and service continuity

• Support Linux clustering with Pacemaker, including failover, availability, and cluster health monitoring

• Manage Windows and Linux server environments, including patching, configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, and security hardening

• Execute patching using Azure Update Manager and Ansible, including planning, deployment, validation, and compliance tracking

• Administer Trellix anti-virus protection, including policy management, threat response, and endpoint security monitoring

• Use PowerShell and automation scripting to streamline administration, reporting, and operational tasks

• Lead server migrations across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, including planning, execution, validation, and post-migration support

Required Skills:

• Azure Platform Administration (IaaS and PaaS)

• Microsoft ADFS, ADCS, and ADDS administration

• DNS and DHCP management in Windows environments

• Azure Backup and System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM)

• Dell Storage and Azure Storage Accounts management

• SQL and Oracle database infrastructure support

• VMware and Hyper-V virtualization administration

• PowerShell and automation scripting

• Azure Update Manager and Ansible for patching

• Trellix anti-virus protection and endpoint security management

• Linux clustering with Pacemaker

• Windows and Linux server management

• Load balancer administration (Azure Application Gateway, Standard Azure Load Balancer)

• Windows and Azure file services administration

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with server migration tools and strategies

• Advanced storage performance optimization

• Expertise in backup and disaster recovery planning

• Familiarity with emerging Azure infrastructure features

• Experience with hybrid cloud environments

• Knowledge of advanced virtualization technologies

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related discipline

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or equivalent Azure infrastructure certification

• VMware Certified Professional or relevant virtualization certification.