Avanade provides a broad range of information technology enterprise solutions and customizable products to the largest companies in the world. Avanade customers include telecommunications providers, utilities companies, financial institutions, healthcare, and consumer goods suppliers. We specialize in Digital, Cloud and Security services by employing as modern DevOps and Agile methodology, so well-proven classic delivery and automation.

Avanade values work-life balance and recognizes the need for flexibility. We offer a wide range market-relevant training programs and certification paths to help you manage the demands of your career growth. With us, you will have the possibility to learn from the best IT experts on the market, work in a culturally diverse, international environment and specialize in top-leading technologies.

Together with our talented international colleagues, we focus on connecting the needs of businesses with the new possibilities that come with technological progress. Because that's where the real challenges are: inventing and testing things that have never been tried before, getting new applications ready for roll-out, and ultimately guiding clients to select and implement the right technologies - including state-of-the-art Security solutions - to transform their businesses.

What you'll do:

• Provide Azure infrastructure administration and tenant management

• Resolve incidents, problems affecting the operations/availability of high-profile production systems in Azure Cloud

• Implement, manage, and monitor identity, governance, storage, computing, and virtual networks in a Cloud environment

• Advise stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for secure, scalable, and reliable Azure solutions

• Provision, size, monitor and adjust resources when needed

• Implement the organization's Cloud infrastructure

• Ensure long-term systems operations and administration requirements are included in the organization’s overall information systems planning

• Maintain, configure, and ensure integrity of Cloud components

Skills and experiences:

• 2-6 years of hands-on experience in Azure Cloud Administration

• Experience working with either one of these configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet Spacewalk or Red Hat Satellite or SCCM)

• Experience working with Thales (data encryption on platform)

• Solid knowledge is designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including compute, network, storage, monitoring, and security

• Fundamental knowledge of common Operating Systems (Windows and/ or Linux)

• Fundamental knowledge of Cloud native backups

• Knowledge of network services and protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SMTP, NFS, NTP

• Basic understanding of computer security: network security, application security, security protocols, cryptography, etc.

• Fluent in English (Level C2 as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR))

Educational Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in computer science or related field or equivalent professional experience

Recommended Certifications:

• Azure DevOps Engineer certification would be a plus

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade 

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)  

• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally  

• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth 

• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you  

    

Find out more about some of our benefits [1] Employee Benefits at Avanade | Avanade

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our [2] Inclusion & Diversity page. 

Create a future for our people that focuses on 

• Expanding your thinking   • Experimenting courageously   • Learning and pivoting 

Inspire greatness in our people by 

• Empowering every voice   • Encouraging boldness   • Celebrating progress  

Accelerate the impact of our people by 

• Amazing the client   • Prioritizing what matters    • Acting as one

Learn more

Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:

[3] Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrows innovation

I[4] nside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade

References

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1. https://www.avanade.com/en/career/benefits

2. https://www.avanade.com/en/about-avanade/inclusion-and-diversity

3. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights

4. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade