Title: MS Azure Cloud Engineer
Contract Details:
Client location: Wilmington, Delaware
Full Remote
Duration: 46-month CTH
Start: ASAP upon successful completion of Background/Drug test
Candidates must be a US citizen or GC. (NO OPT)

MS Azure Cloud Engineer - MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• Azure experience - Managing services




• MS Exchange




• Active Directory areas of group policy and Powershell




• Experience coming from a larger company that has a rigorous change process.




• Looking for someone that not only is familiar with administration, but also has experience implementing new systems.




• Excellent software & hardware troubleshooting experience.




• Extensive support experience with company applications.




• Expert technical knowledge of current Server and Desktop Operating Systems (Microsoft and/or Linux) deployment & support.




• Excellent project management skills.




• Expert implementation, design, and management experience in one of the following focus areas.




• Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft 365, Exchange, SCCM.




• Experience with Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams, One Drive, Azure, AWS, and/or GCP a plus.




• Bachelors degree (BS/BA) or equivalent in Computer Sciences, Business Administration, or related field




• 7/8+ years of technical work experience.




• 2-3+ certificates in systems related hardware/software and/or documented technical training in systems disciplines. Verified work experience may be substituted.

MS Azure Cloud Engineer - JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure smooth and reliable operation of assigned software/services and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.




• Assist in working with executive & business line team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements/goals and to identify/resolve systems issues.




• Participate in cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid in management making implementation decisions.Work closely with Systems Infrastructure Architect in planning/implementation of systems solutions.




• Conduct research on software and systems products to assist in justifying recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.




• Interact with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors as needed to secure system-related products and services.




• Establish and maintain cooperative and supportive relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.




• Resolve any assigned work problems, incidents, changes or project tasks within assigned SLA. Ensure all assigned tasks are appropriately updated within ITSM platform.




• Repairs and recovers from hardware or software failures with necessary urgency. Communicates and coordinates with affected users or clients during outage through established pathways.




• Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems/services; assist in development and implementation strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.




• Perform server security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the companys disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.




• Assist in creation and maintaining of documentation as it relates to systems configurations, mapping, processes, and service records.




• Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing & operating systems.




• Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.




• Participate in PCI Compliance, including providing evidence for quarterly and yearly audits.

MS Azure Cloud Engineer - NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:

• Linux Redhat, scripting/automation (Bash, Perl, Python, Powershell), Redhat Ansible Engine, other OSs (CentOS, Ubuntu, Oracle XEN).