Software Developer and Tester

GAK ENTERPRISES LTD; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company in Milton Keynes is seeking a skilled Azure Specialist to manage cloud infrastructure and support application deployments. The role involves maintaining Azure services, creating automated scripts, and ensuring effective backup strategies. Ideal candidates will have experience with Azure tools and PowerShell scripting. This position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure infrastructure and services.
• Proven ability to handle backups and snapshots using PowerShell.
• Experience in data migration and cloud services management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and utilize Azure Key Vault effectively.
• Provide recommendations on replication policies.
• Ensure application consistent backups and automate daily snapshots.

Skills

Azure Key Vault

Azure Storage

PowerShell

YAML coding

Azure SQL

VM provisioning

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

1. Maintain and utilize Azure Key Vault effectively.
2. Provide recommendations on replication policies such as LRS, GRS, and RA-GRS.
3. Experience with Windows Azure (IaaS, PaaS), VSTS (CI/CD), Azure SQL, MS SQL, IIS, Azure Web Apps, Cloud services, Azure Storage, Traffic Manager, PowerShell.
4. Ensure application consistent backups and automate daily snapshots using PowerShell scripts.
5. Knowledge of data migration using Azure Storage Explorer.
6. Implement branching and merging strategies/policies.
7. Integrate unit test cases into the build pipeline.
8. Deploy Azure Virtual Machines and monitor through OMS.
9. Configure Self-Hosted Agents and SPN (Service Principal Name).
10. Configure Site-to-Site and Point-to-Site VPN connections.
11. Manage virtual disk allocation based on client and application requirements.
12. Migrate on-premises VMs to Microsoft Azure Cloud.
13. Manage Azure SQL Server creation and maintenance.
14. Have a good understanding of Azure networking, storage, VM provisioning, RBAC, NSG, Automation, AZ Copy, Storage Explorer, AD, Application Insights, ARM Templates, and automation.
15. Hands-on experience with YAML coding.
16. Create build and release definitions for CI/CD pipelines.
17. Deploy VMs using portal and PowerShell.
18. Create web apps for development teams.
19. Configure load balancers and Traffic Managers.
20. Create storage accounts for development and QA teams.
21. Write PowerShell scripts to schedule VM auto-shutdown during non-business hours.
22. Create ARM templates for standardized deployment configurations.
23. Add disks to Azure VMs as needed.

Note:

This job posting is active and accepting applications.