Senior Azure Administrator

Version 1; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company seeks a skilled professional with extensive IT experience to support and mentor clients. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of Azure, DevOps, and complex technical problem-solving. This hybrid role also includes opportunities for professional growth and an attractive benefits package focused on employee well-being.

Benefits

Hybrid working schedule

Private medical and life insurance

Incentivized certifications

Profit Share scheme

Pathways Career Development Quarterly

Qualifications

• 7+ years working in IT, strong experience with enterprise solutions.
• Consultancy/project delivery experience with client facing background.
• Excellent working knowledge of Azure Cloud and various technical areas.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple clients across various technologies.
• Mentor junior team members and consult with customers.
• Document designs, processes, and procedures.

Skills

Problem Solving

Presentation Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Troubleshooting

Strategic Thinking

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

VMWare

Windows Server

Active Directory

Exchange Server

Job description

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

• Support multiple clients across multiple technologies.
• Mentoring of junior team members.
• Consult with customers across a cross-team environment.
• Documentation and development of designs, processes, and procedures.
• Work within a structured ITIL / ISO20000 IT Service Management environment.
• Works directly with client to gather requirements, design solutions, build proof of concepts and implement solutions.
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills arising from customer facing and on-site experience.
• Very strong verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Escalation points for major incidents/investigations
• Service Owner for several services e.g., Azure, Devops

Qualifications

• 7+ years working in IT
• Strong, first-hand experience of designing, building, and supporting Enterprise solutions.
• Experience in the full product lifecycle including Concept generation, Design, Build and Support essential.
• Interpreting, understanding, and solving complex technical problems/incidents.
• Strategic thinker capable of looking at the ‘big picture’
• Ability to influence internal teams and customers.
• Consultancy/project delivery experience with client facing background
• Strong experience is both multi-servers, stand alone and clustered solutions.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud
• Excellent troubleshooting skills required.

Technical Skills

• Specialist in 3 technical areas e.g., Azure Devops, Terraform, Kubernetes, Splunk, Fortinet WAF/FW.
• Strong technical experience across Private and Public cloud (VMWare and Azure), Office365
• Excellent working knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange Server
• Good broad technical knowledge across Public Cloud and Network (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Understanding of Cloud & infrastructure integration
• Strong experience in Cloud deployments (Public & Private)
• Disaster recovery and site replication solutions experience
• Experience on SAN/Storage solutions

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.

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