Azure Technical Lead

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to work in an environment where your input matters and you can make an impact? We are currently seeking an experienced Azure Technical Leads! Please read through the job description and apply if this sounds like something that would interest you.

As an Azure Technical Lead
, you'll be responsible for leading the physical designing and building of highly scalable solutions using Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. You will be involved in the design and implementation of new Azure projects as well as scaling existing systems across multiple environments. You will also driveways to improve operations, cost management, automation and other efficiencies within the cloud infrastructure environment.

In this role, you will work with a team of engineers and be the point of technical escalation and guidance on Azure best practices and know-how. You should have a strong understanding of the entire Azure suite including, but not limited to, networking, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, App Services, Application Gateways, Azure Well Architecture Framework, RBAC, Azure Serverless compute, Load balancers, Azure Firewall, Backups, ASR, Azure Virtual Desktop, IaC, Power Shell and JSON/BISCEP code and Azure security principles to troubleshoot issues quickly and effectively.

This position requires extensive hands-on experience on n senior level with Azure Cloud technologies from an architectural and support perspective.

Requirements

• Provides technical guidance on Azure infrastructure and application design and development
• Analyzes customer requirements and develops prototypes to validate business scenarios.
• Collaborates with technology architects, system architects, and developers.
• Monitors and updates IaaS operating parameters such as virtual machines and virtual networks.
• Monitors events in the Windows Azure infrastructure for changes, using alerts and other techniques to detect and respond to anomalies.
• Drives the automation of routine administrative tasks.
• Utilizes existing tools and systems to provide a variety of functions within the organization.
• Develops reusable documentation and document management processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Azure cloud architecture support environments
• Strong understanding of the Microsoft Azure platform and its capabilities.
• Azure Dev Ops experience and certification would be to your advantage.
• All or a combination of the below certification would be preferred:
• AZ-104
• AZ-140
• AZ-300
• AZ-301
• AZ-305
• AZ-500
• AZ-400

Perks

Medical Aid / Medical Insurance, Group Life Cover, Funeral Benefit, Minimum 18 days annual leave.

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