Senior Windows & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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Key Technical Requirements Mandatory Expert-Level Skills Microsoft Azure Microsoft Entra ID Active Directory Windows Server DNS TCP\/IP & Enterprise Networking Hybrid Identity & Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Infrastructure Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis PowerShell Automation Azure Expertise Candidates must demonstrate strong hands-on experience with: Azure Virtual Machines and networking Azure Governance, RBAC and Policies VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers and Firewalls Azure Storage, Backup and Site Recovery Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Alerting Azure Arc and Hybrid Integrations Cloud Security, Automation and Cost Optimisation Identity & Active Directory Strong expertise in: Microsoft Entra ID and Hybrid Identity Entra Connect and Cloud Sync Conditional Access, MFA and Identity Protection Active Directory Services, Replication, Kerberos and Group Policy Cross-domain authentication and trust relationships Complex authentication and synchronization troubleshooting Networking & Infrastructure Advanced knowledge of: TCP\/IP, Routing, VLANs, NAT and VPNs DNS architecture and troubleshooting Hybrid cloud connectivity Enterprise firewalls and network security Azure networking and private connectivity Traffic and packet flow analysis Windows Server & Virtualisation Windows Server 2016\/2019\/2022+ IIS, Certificates, Windows Services and Performance Tuning VMware vSphere, Hyper-V and Azure VMs Clustering, High Availability and Disaster Recovery Monitoring, Automation & Security Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Infrastructure Monitoring Tools Advanced PowerShell scripting Azure Automation, Bicep, ARM, Terraform and DevOps Infrastructure Security, RBAC, PIM, MFA and Compliance Backup, Recovery and Business Continuity Planning AWS (Advantageous, Not Mandatory) Experience with: EC2, VPCs, Route 53 and AWS Networking IAM, Security and Monitoring AWS Backup and Disaster Recovery AWS Architecture and Hybrid Connectivity Experience Required 10+ years in enterprise infrastructure environments 7+ years Windows Server administration and engineering 5+ years hands-on Microsoft Azure experience Extensive Active Directory, Entra ID, DNS and Networking expertise Proven experience managing P1\/Critical incidents Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving capability Experience supporting highly available production environments Ideal Candidate A senior infrastructure SME who can independently diagnose and resolve complex issues across the full technology stack, produce defensible root cause analyses, lead critical incidents, and design secure, scalable hybrid cloud solutions. Strong advantages: AWS expertise, VMware, Terraform, Azure Arc, Veeam, Python automation, and advanced cloud\/security certifications. Apply now! For more IT jobs, please visit I also specialise in recruiting in the following: Software Development Data Engineer Data Analyst Infrastructure Architecture ... and more! If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions. For more information contact: Sfundo Shoba Recruitment Consulatant