Job Description
Senior Cloud Services Engineer (Azure)
* Full-time, multi-year day-rate contract.
* Onsite/Hybrid, Dublin City base client.
About the Role:
The Senior Cloud Services Engineer will play a pivotal role in supporting development teams to deploy their solutions into our cloud tenancy. This team will work closely with the Architecture team and the Operations team to design and implement required changes to our cloud platforms to ensure they are robust, secure, and fit for purpose in line with best practice.
This team must ensure effective communication between different teams to guarantee the successful integration of technology solutions and the delivery of projects on time.
* If selected, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the Azure cloud infrastructure and services for our client.
* You will ensure the availability, performance, and security of Azure-based systems, troubleshoot issues, and support the implementation and integration of Azure solutions.
Requirements:
* A minimum of 7 years' experience as a Systems Administrator or similar role.
* Proven experience working with cloud-based technologies and microservices architecture.
* A minimum of 2-4 years' experience as an Azure Cloud Administrator or a similar role, with hands-on experience managing Azure infrastructure and services.
* Applicable technical skillsets and competencies as the primary part of your role, within the last 1 year.
* A minimum qualification in a relevant field equivalent to European EQF level 7.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage and monitor the Azure infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
* Provision, configure, and maintain Azure resources and services, including virtual machines, Data Lake and synapse workspace, storage accounts, virtual networks, and security groups.
* Monitor and troubleshoot Azure systems and applications, identifying and resolving performance, connectivity, and security issues.
* Implement and enforce Azure security measures, including access controls, firewalls, encryption, and vulnerability assessments.
* Perform regular backups, disaster recovery planning, and system maintenance activities in the Azure environment.