Azure Solution Specialist

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Location: Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Overview Of The Role

We are seeking an experienced Azure Solution Specialist to join the Technology & Security Services Teams to lead the technical delivery of medium to large scale enterprise projects. The Azure Solution Specialist will join our team to fulfill an ongoing requirement for Azure development across IaaS and PaaS, with services deployed across our two Azure tenancies. The primary role is to design, deploy and maintain Azure IaaS and PaaS services, and to ensure best-practice and value for money are being achieved within our Azure environments. Ability to design corresponding on-premises infrastructure is also necessary. This will require direct business liaison with our Operating Companies, and with internal IT teams and third-party providers. The successful candidate will be required to apply their knowledge and experience to identify and solve real world customer business problems and for addressing same.

Your abilities & responsibilities

• Lead engineer/architect level individual who has seen & completed migrations of on-premise workloads to Azure (AD, Exchange, Office 365).
• Produce, review & sign-off on infrasturcture, cloud & security designs including relevant project artefacts.
• Lead the technical implementation of infrastructure, cloud & security solutions and projects.
• Conduct in-depth environment analysis to identify new projects, improve processes & increase our security posture.
• Identify emerging technologies which may be utilised to better deliver IT services.
• Validate third-party infrastucture, cloud and security project proposals to ensure that they meet technical standards and business requirements.
• Knowledge transfer & training to relevant service team.
• Provide input into overall architecture and security roadmap.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant Bachelor's or Master's Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related area.
• Minimum 6 years technical experience in large enterprise IT environment.
• A strong track record in technically leading the delivery of complex solutions.
• Architecting, designing, and building Cloud solutions to business requirements in accordance with enterprise application and technology roadmaps, principles, standards, and guidelines.
• Developing and maintenance of cloud-based IP.
• Experience working with third-party infrastructure, cloud, and security vendors.
• The ability to lead technology proposals and define technology solutions.
• Strong Microsoft Azure skillset including Azure Automation and PowerShell Scripting
• Developing migration strategies to move key application workloads into the Cloud.
• Strong security and risk skillset.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical & diagnostic skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Desirable but non-mandatory certifications include:
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
• VMware Certified Professional / VMware Certified Advanced Professional
• TOGAF
• CompTIA Linux+
• Other typical duties performed by the Solution Specialist include collaborating with staff, users and senior management on in reviewing new and existing projects, systems designs and plans.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, collaborating with industry leaders and contributing to a sustainable future. Our Company values work-life balance and encourages professional growth through training and development programs.