{"id":3724916,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant","title":"Assistant Cloud Consultant","company":{"id":4420653,"name":"Ali & Sons","domain":"ali-sons.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ali-sons","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":78,"open_postings":15,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.867,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":46,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"],"countries":["AE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"ITIL","optional":false},{"name":"VMWare","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T13:12:56Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-03","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T08:47:15Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Key ResponsibilitiesInstall, configure, and maintain cloud platforms and applications, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and VMware.\nManage Azure subscriptions, resources, storage, capacity, and application performance.\nDeploy and monitor cloud applications, ensuring availability and operational efficiency.\nImplement cloud security measures, including data encryption, identity protection, access management, and backup solutions.\nMonitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, network connectivity, and system performance issues.\nManage infrastructure changes, upgrades, and maintenance while minimizing business disruption.\nMaintain system documentation, configuration records, and IT security compliance.\nManage user access rights and investigate potential security breaches or unauthorized access.\nCoordinate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity.\nCollaborate with internal IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders to improve cloud services and resolve technical issues.\nMonitor service performance against agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs).\nEnsure compliance with company Information Security and HSES policies and procedures.\nQualifications & ExperienceBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or 7+ years of equivalent experience.\nMinimum 5 years of experience supporting applications and infrastructure within Microsoft Azure Cloud environments.\nStrong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, VMware, cloud security, and infrastructure management.\nRelevant certifications are preferred, such as:MCSE / MCITP\nCloud Platform and Infrastructure\nCCNA Cloud\nIaaS Cloud Certification\nITIL v3 Foundation\nVMware Certification\n\nExperience in cloud security, access management, backup, disaster recovery, and network administration.\nStrong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent communication skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nFluency in English is essential; Arabic is preferred.\nWhy Join Us?Be part of an established and diversified UAE business group.\nWork with modern cloud technologies and enterprise IT infrastructure.\nCollaborate with experienced IT professionals.\nGain opportunities for professional development and career growth.\nContribute to digital transformation and technology innovation.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2363,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Real Estate","Marine & Ocean Engineering","Property Management"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T04:48:25Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":46,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T09:50:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12528,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4420653},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4420653"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fali-sons-assistant-cloud-consultant"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3724916}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ali-sons.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3724916},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}