Cloud Infrastructure Administrator

Responsibilities

- Responsible for the administration, configuration and platform management of the DTC IT Clouds (Azure and AWS)
- Develop and implement FinOps best practices to manage and control cloud costs effectively.
- Design, deploy and manage Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage, and networking.
- Provide Windows Server administration, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Configure systems based on approved designs of the system and network security.
- Monitor and analyze resource usage to recommend/develop enhancements to system capabilities and performance.
- Compare, evaluate, and implement new technologies, and integrate systems into the computing environment.
- Document systems infrastructure for users, support and consulting personnel, and developers.
- Configure, implement, and maintain system security strategies, policies, and procedures.
- Participates in planning for the continual upgrading of existing information technology and the introduction of new information technology to support the business.
- Periodically reviews the performance, work nature and load being placed on the cloud infrastructure and develops proposals for effectively addressing these issues


Requirements

- Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS cloud platforms, including IaaS and PaaS services.
- Experience with managing an integrated computing environment, networked environments and network storage solutions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of security protocols.
- Experience with middleware and infrastructure.
- Ability to operate within a collaborative team framework both in the workgroup and across IT Services.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Ability to manage shared resources and perform moderately complex tasks.
- Quality and deadline oriented.
- Ability to read, write and speak English at a proficient level.