Principle Accountabilities

• Determining roles and permissions for different teams that will allow them to perform their responsibilities while maintaining a least privilege model. Automating and managing roles, permissions and key infrastructure to deploy provide access to cloud resources. (20%)
• Define and manage asset partitioning e.g. Subscriptions and Resource Groups. Maintaining segregation across partitions and working with groups to navigate resource usages across partitions. Analyze and troubleshoot issues encountered by the business and customers as they utilize the systems. (20%)
• Educate teams on best practices in regards to deploying and maintaining cloud assets. Working with infrastructure teams to determine location and configuration of assets in an effort to combine resources and reduce costs. Assisting development groups with navigating cloud infrastructure and utilizing assets. (20%)
• Research and review industry’s latest solutions in various technology spaces related to cloud (Virtualization, Containerization, Backup Strategies, etc.) and provide recommendations to continuously improve performance. (20%)
• Recommend and implement approved cloud security initiatives. (10%)
• Steer all changes touching on Hybrid Infrastructure. (10%)

Key Competencies and Skills

Technical competencies:

• One or more IT certification such as in Microsoft systems, cloud administration and Unix/Linux administration.

General competencies:

• Results oriented, excellent interpersonal skills, analytical thinker, problem solving skills, good communicator, self-driven and a team player.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Education:

• Degree holder in Information Technology from a recognized University
• Experience with Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform.
• Certifications in various system administration courses such as MCSE, Azure administration and architecture, Linux, Solaris, Windows server etc.
• Experience with automation, Git and continuous delivery
• Practice in designing and implementing business continuity / disaster recovery and high availability plans.
• Good troubleshooting aptitude.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years working experience in infrastructure administration – cloud and on premise.