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Operating an offline root CA.\n The target environment is hosted in Microsoft Azure, therefore, the ability to confidently navigate the Azure Portal is essential.\nAdvantageous skills (In order of preference):\nAD Migration and Forest Consolidation: Experience using Quest migration tools or equivalent third-party migration solutions for multi-forest consolidation, Active Directory migration, and cross-forest integration will be an added advantage.\nAzure:\nActive Directory (AAD) (Entra): Intune, Management Groups, IAM, Apps, SPNs, etc.\nKey vaults.\nStorage accounts.\nVirtual machine: Creation and management.\nDevOps: Pipelines and Boards.\nCompute Gallery.\nTerraform.· OS Image management automation (Hashicorp Packer).\nRequired soft skills\n· Self-starter and comfortable taking the lead.\n· Comfortable working in a fast passed production environment.\n· Excellent communication skills and comfortable challenging decisions.\n· Comfortable interfacing with the customer's lead engineers.\n· Excellent documentation skills with obsessive attention to detail.\n· Desire and ability to inform and educate others based on your deep\ntechnical experiences.\n\nAbout Rackspace Technology\nRackspace Technology is the trusted operator of the full enterprise AI stack, from governed private cloud to AI inference and agents in production. From edge to core to cloud, we operate the infrastructure, data layer, and software integration to deliver business outcomes with the predictable cost, reliability, security, and compliance that regulated and mission-critical environments demand. We support customers in more than 120 countries with AI capabilities spanning private cloud, public cloud, applications, data and cyber resilience.\nMore on Rackspace Technology\nThough we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. 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