Senior Azure Cloud Operations Engineer

Intertec Softwares; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in Dubai is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Manager to oversee Azure infrastructure management. Responsibilities include performance monitoring, security operations, and network performance optimization. Required skills include strong experience with Azure Virtual Desktop and various Azure certifications. Ideal candidates will have a proactive approach and excellent problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Require a deep understanding of Azure infrastructure management.
• Must have strong experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• Proficient in security compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily performance monitoring of Azure infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain backup strategies ensuring data integrity.
• Oversee network performance monitoring and optimization.

Skills

Deep understanding of Azure cloud services and infrastructure

Strong experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Proficiency in network security and monitoring tools

Expertise in backup and disaster recovery strategies

Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities

Education

Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert

DP300: Azure Database Administrator Associate

AZ400: DevOps Engineer Expert

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDES ALL TASKS):

Infrastructure Management

• Execute daily performance monitoring of Azure infrastructure including VMs AVD and network components
• Implement and maintain backup strategies ensuring data integrity and recovery readiness
• Monitor and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments
• Analyze capacity trends and provide optimization recommendations
• Perform regular patch management and compliance checks.
• 24/7/365 monitoring and incident response
• VM performance monitoring (CPU Memory Disk)
• Network connectivity and latency management
• Security alerts and logs monitoring
• Azure Service Health tracking

Security Operations

• Daily security alerts monitoring
• Authentication logs review
• Endpoint protection management
• Network security rules verification
• Weekly security compliance checks and policy updates
• Lead security monitoring and incident response activities
• Manage endpoint protection and network security configurations
• Conduct regular security compliance audits and vulnerability assessments
• Maintain and update security policies and access controls
• Monitor authentication logs and suspicious activities

Network Operations

• Oversee network performance monitoring and optimization
• Network performance monitoring
• DNS resolution checks
• Private endpoint connectivity verification
• Weekly network optimization and security audits
• Manage DNS configurations and private endpoint connectivity
• Conduct network security audits and latency analysis
• Monitor bandwidth utilization and network logs

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• Manage AVD host pools and user sessions
• User session performance monitoring
• Host pool availability checks
• Application access verification
• Session host maintenance
• User profile analysis
• Monitor application performance and user experience metrics
• Perform session host maintenance and optimization
• Troubleshoot connectivity and access issues

Required Azure Certifications

• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Additional Certifications

• DP300: Azure Database Administrator Associate
• AZ400: DevOps Engineer Expert

TECHNICAL SKILLS /COMPETENCIES:

Required Skills

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of Azure cloud services and infrastructure
• Strong experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
• Proficiency in network security and monitoring tools
• Expertise in backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Knowledge of security compliance frameworks

SOFT SKILLS:

• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Experience with automation and scripting
• Proactive monitoring and issue resolution
• Strategic capacity planning
• Securityfirst mindset
• Performance optimization
• Team collaboration

Required Experience:

Senior IC