IT Cloud Platform Engineer

Abacus Professional Recruitment Ltd; Belfast; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an IT Cloud Platform Engineer to join their team in Belfast. This role involves implementing cloud-based solutions and managing server infrastructure. You will collaborate with teams to drive design and continuous improvement. Candidates should have extensive Azure knowledge and experience in systems administration. The position offers competitive salary packages, including healthcare, pension, life assurance, and more perks.

Benefits

Healthcare (private medical, cash plan, dental insurance)

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Critical illness cover

Annual holidays and bank holidays

Cycle to work

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Proven extensive knowledge of Azure and Entra Services with best practices in security.
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Proven knowledge of managing and maintaining cybersecurity products.

Responsibilities

• Manage the firm's cloud services across Data Centres.
• Deploy scalable cloud solutions using Azure services.
• Ensure all Server infrastructure is patched in line with policies.

Skills

Azure

Infrastructure/Systems Administration

Networking

Monitoring

Proficiency coding languages

Windows Server 2016 – 2022

Active Directory

Cybersecurity products

Education

Several years' experience in a similar role

ITIL foundation certification or knowledge of ITIL processes

Tools

Terraform

F5 (or equivalent)

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Job description

IT Cloud Platform Engineer (CPE), Belfast

A leading client is keen to recruit an IT Cloud & Platform Engineer for their Belfast team. It is an opportunity to implement highly scalable, secure, and cutting-edge, cloud-based solutions. This is a key opportunity for an Azure DevOps Engineer (for example) to assist in the design, deployment, and management of cloud infrastructure on Azure. The role will be reporting to the IT Technical Services Lead and IT Infrastructure Services Manager.

As part of the IT Infrastructure Services function, you will join an agile and dynamic team, collaborate with product owners, developers, key stakeholders and data engineers. You will help to drive the design, automation and continuous improvement of the company’s platforms processes and services.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the firm's cloud services and VMware Broadcom environments across all Data Centres and offices.
• Deploy and create scalable cloud solutions, collaborating closely with development teams to architect and implement reliable and scalable cloud solutions using Azure services.
• Designing Cloud Architecture: Planning and developing cloud structures that meet organisation strategies, focusing on scalability, performance and security.
• Manage and maintain the firm's vulnerability management solutions and remediate vulnerabilities in line with the firm's policies.
• Ensure that all Server infrastructure is patched in line with the firm's patching policy and scheduling of changes.
• Manage and maintain Windows server environment.
• Troubleshoot and fix Server system application related issues, recording all troubleshooting steps and information in the IT Service Management tool.
• Generate system and component capacity management reports on a weekly basis and conduct trend analysis.
• Manage and maintain Windows Server Services, such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and certificate services.
• Providing advanced technical support to other department teams.
• Ensure all systems and services are proactively monitored using the tools utilised by the IT Department.
• Manage and maintain the Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution.
• Build and deploy Windows Servers and SAAS/PAAS solutions as required.
• Liaise with vendors and external partners.
• Ensure that all servers and services have adequate BCDR protection in place.
• Ensure that all servers are backed up in line with the firm's backup policy.
• Support and manage the firm's Microsoft Dynamics AX solution.
• Participate in the Out of Hours rota to monitor and respond to critical alerts in the network monitoring tools and any emergency escalations from the Service Desk and Management.

Experience and Skills

• Proven extensive knowledge of Azure and Entra Services adhering to best practices in Azure security including identity management access control and threat protection.
• Background in Infrastructure/Systems Administration/Dev Ops with knowledge of networking, monitoring, and support.
• Proficiency coding languages.
• Extensive proven working experience of maintaining vulnerability management solutions and remediating system vulnerabilities.
• Proven working experience for managing server infrastructure in a Data Centre environment.
• Strong Knowledge of Windows Server 2016 – 2022.
• Strong Knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Windows Certificate Services.
• Extensive Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Azure, AWS and other cloud computing technologies.
• Strong team player, with time management, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and under pressure, as well as part of a wider team.
• Proven knowledge of Managing and maintaining cybersecurity products.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices and industry standard such as CIS and ISO27001.
• ITIL foundation certification or knowledge of ITIL processes.
• Several years' experience in a similar role.

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of Azure Tools including AKS, Azure Functions, and IAC tools such as Terraform.
• Network Application load balancing products such as F5 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of MDM products such as Intune or equivalent products.
• Knowledge and Hands on experience of Microsoft Dynamics AX.
• Experience Configuring Firewalls, Switches and Routers.
• Supporting systems widely used in the Legal sectors.

The Reward:

The company is keen to attract best-in-class people and are willing to offer highly competitive salary packages. An outstanding range of perks and benefits including healthcare (private medical, cash plan, dental insurance and more), pension, life assurance, income protection, critical illness cover, annual holidays and bank hols, cycle to work, gym discounts and more.

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