Senior Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is seeking an experienced professional to manage cloud infrastructure and support clients' enterprise services. Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge in Microsoft Azure networking and IT support experience, coupled with excellent communication skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 to $200,000 and opportunities for bonuses.

Qualifications

• 5 plus years of experience in IT.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Very organized and detail oriented, with a high degree of accuracy and follow-up.
• Strong problem solving and technical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support infrastructure technologies such as Microsoft Azure, VMware, and networking.
• Execute migrations of on-premises platforms to cloud infrastructure.
• Manage enterprise support requests from clients subscribing to enterprise managed services.
• Execute maintenance tasks in support of enterprise managed services clients.
• Participate in on-call rotation for support assistance.

Skills

Microsoft Azure Infrastructure

Active Directory and Entra ID

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and higher

Technology support experience

Education

5+ years of IT experience

Tools

Microsoft 365 products

Job description

Overview

Direct message the job poster from Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.

Work alongside the best minds in technology.

The Infrastructure and Enterprise Systems (IES) practice group at Kraft Kennedy provides strategic guidance, technology planning, and systems design and integration services for organizations of all sizes. Within Kraft Kennedy, the IES is responsible for all cloud and on-premises infrastructure, data center technologies, enterprise applications (e.g. messaging systems, unified communications), identity services, cloud security and compliance, and more. We are looking for an experienced technology professional with strong experience in Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, security, and collaboration technologies to provide the highest degree of service to our clients. You must live in one of these locations to be considered for this remote position: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, DC, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio or Washington.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Implement and support infrastructure technologies such as Microsoft Azure, VMware and networking technologies
• Execute migrations of on-premises platforms to cloud infrastructure
• Manage enterprise support requests from clients subscribing to Kraft Kennedy’s enterprise managed services
• Execute planned evening and weekend maintenance tasks in support of Kraft Kennedy’s enterprise managed services clients, when necessary
• Participate in weekly on-call rotation for evening and weekend support assistance, as requested by enterprise managed services clients
• Escalate to internal and, when necessary, external resources in an appropriate time frame to manage the resolution of complex client issues
• Provide on-site support, as necessary

Required Skills/Abilities

• Microsoft Azure Infrastructure with a heavy focus on Azure Networking, including firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, load balancing, private endpoints, traffic managers, application gateways
• Active Directory and Entra ID
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and higher
• Experience in a technology support organization

Recommended Skills/Abilities

• Additional Microsoft 365 products (Intune, OneDrive for Business etc.)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and/or related technical certifications

Education and Experience

• 5 plus years of experience in IT
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Very organized and detail oriented, with a high degree of accuracy and follow-up
• Strong problem solving and technical troubleshooting skills

The base pay for this position has a salary range of $150,000 to $200,000. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors including the individual’s qualifications, experience as well as location. In addition, certain positions are eligible for bonuses.

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Periodic after hours work

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting