Cloud Azure Specialist

PURPOSE

The purpose of Cloud Specialist will be to advance the Group’s cloud strategy, in a manner that conforms to best practices. This will include analyzing current environments and developing strategies to move existing disparate cloud systems onto the Group standard systems. This role encompasses the responsibility of designing and implementing process to automate functions within the Microsoft Azure tenant.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Build Microsoft Azure environments to support new implementations of SAP

• Develop processes to migrate existing Cloud systems into a standardized and central system

• Develop processes to automate the operational aspects of Microsoft Azure IAAS

• Ensure Cloud billing systems are current. Implement solutions to ensure cloud systems are secure

• Migrate systems on IAAS to PAAS

• Ad hoc duties as required by management

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

• Matric

• Relevant tertiary qualification within IS

• The following certifications are essential:

o Microsoft Azure certifications in AZ103/AZ300/AZ500

o Microsoft certifications, including MCSA-O365 and MS900/MD101/MS101/MS500

• More than 8 years’ experience in a technical role (with having spent the preceding 5 years’ focusing on Microsoft cloud solutions, having deployed projects, architecture, design, implementation, and/or support

• Technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, virtualization, architecture designs, database migrations, and technology management

• Proven track record of building and maintaining Microsoft Azure and O365 tenants

• Implementation of SAP in Microsoft Azure will be advantageous

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