About the role
Job requirements
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.