Azure Administrator L2/L3

Role-specific responsibility
• Strong understanding of Azure environment PaaS, IaaS and experience in working with Hybrid model
• Knowledge in Azure Power Shell scripting for deploying the Resources
• Develop expert knowledge of client business and problem/solution domain
• Deliver cloud platform architecture documents detailing the vision for how Azure infrastructure and platform services support the overall
• Collaborate with application architects and DevOps to modernize infrastructure as a service (IaaS) applications to Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Create solutions that support a DevOps approach for delivery and operations of services
• Be a go to person for Cloud Architecture for Audit and Assurance. You should have a deep understanding of IaaS and PaaS services offered on cloud platforms and understand how to use them together to build complex solutions.
• Ensure that all cloud solutions follow security and compliance controls, including data sovereignty.
• Plan, organize, and control multiple responsibilities to achieve project objectives; technically guide projects through to completion. Ensure deliverables are completed within target timeframes and are consistently of high-quality.
• Interact with and advise business representatives of the application regarding functional and non-functional requirements
• Create proof-of-concepts to demonstrate viability of solutions under consideration
• Develop enterprise level conceptual solutions and sponsor consensus/approval for global applications.
• Have a working knowledge of other architecture disciplines including application, database, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture.
• Identify and implement best practices, tools and standards
• Provide consultative support to the clients for production incidents
• Drive and support system reliability, availability, scale, and performance activities

Technical Skills
• Min 5 Years of relevant experience on Microsoft Azure
• Strong knowledge of Azure, including PaaS and IaaS architectures.
• Knowledge of networking engineering, including DNS, Active Directory, firewalls, load balancers, etc.
• Knowledge of best practices for IT operations in an always-on, always-available service model for e.g. Azure Site recovery, Backup, Monitoring & Maintenance.
• Proven background in the design and implementation of large scale, global, complex custom application development systems (e.g., high transaction volumes).
• Experience problem solving issues on globally distributed systems and critical product service environments
• Capable of technical deep dives into infrastructure, databases, and applications as needed, yet cognitively agile enough to have strategy discussions with leadership
• Must understand the Agile methodology and have worked on a Scrum team.
• Direct, hands-on experience with DevOps and release management tools
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately with corporate executives and technical teams.
• Excellent influencing and reasoning skills; good at conflict resolution and consensus building.
• After hours on-call support occasionally required.

Preferred Skills
• Experience working on large project(s) incorporating processes and procedures and standards
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and team-building abilities
• Creativity, self-confidence, and flexibility