Description
Keywords Studios are seeking an experienced and certified Azure Specialists with strong scripting skills for a permanent role. The successful Azure Specialists will support Keywords Studios Azure services and regional teams within traditional technical on-prem and hosted architecture. The successful candidate will have a proactive "can do" attitude to drive global cloud first initiatives. You will be comfortable leading projects and have a continual learning approach. This role is 100% remote.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
* Plan, deploy & support Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) implementations.
* Scale Sets, host pool management and automation.
* Azure AD SSO for cloud applications and API scripting.
* Azure migration from On-Prem/Cloud to Azure Platform.
* AD Connect support troubleshoot.
* Automation - Azure blueprints, ARM templates Support Azure Architecture (IaaS & PaaS)
* Experience of ARM (Azure) and strong PowerShell Scripting using a GIT repository.
* Assist regional teams in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other members of the team
* Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions including materials, mockups and time necessary
* Mentor and train other engineers throughout the company and seek to continually improve processes companywide
* Work alongside project management teams to successfully monitor progress and complete implementation
* Must be able to design & build Azure solutions, including being able to script with PowerShell.
* Perform technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation, evaluate alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyse for total systems
Requirements
* 5+ years experience in a similar role - Cloud Engineer, IT Administrator, Systems Engineer.
* Scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI)
* Custom monitors, Runbook Automation, Log analytics
* A strong understanding of the Azure & Office 365 ecosystem.
* Hands on experience of ARM (Azure) Templates / JSON.
* Azure Solutions Architect certification desirable (AZ-303; AZ-304, AZ-104).
* Azure Active Directory Domain Services.
* Azure server-less architecture
* Proven experience in Azure Storage, Networking, Security and Management and Hybrid Cloud.
* Experience managing: Amazon AWS, Azure, Google Cloud an advantage.
Benefits
Bonus Scheme
BUPA Healthcare Scheme
Life Assurance (3 x salary)
Group Pension Scheme