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Yukerja Summary
The IT Infrastructure Manager role at Boardroom Appointments is curated from Himalayas (category Teknologi & IT). This role is marked as remote — check timezone and location requirements on the official listing. Yukerja.com is not the employer — applications are handled on the official source site.
6-Month Contract
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
- Monitor and maintain Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and databases.
- Ensure high availability and disaster recovery solutions are in place and regularly tested.
- Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance standards (e.g. POPIA, GDPR, HIPAA).
- Manage identity and access management (IAM) within Azure to control user permissions and roles.
- Conduct regular security assessments and audits to identify and mitigate potential risks.
- Analyze and optimize the performance of cloud infrastructure to ensure efficient resource utilization.
- Implement monitoring and altering systems to proactively identify and address performance issues.
- Continuously evaluate and integrate new Axure services and features to enhance infrastructure performance.
- Monitor and manage cloud spending to ensure cost-effective use of Azure resources.
- Implement cost-saving strategies, such as reserved instances, auto-scaling, and resource tagging.
- Provide regular cost reports and forecasts to stakeholders
- Plan, execute and oversee cloud infrastructure projects from conception to completion.
- Coordinate with vendors, consultants, and third-party providers to ensure successful project delivery.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Stay updated with the latest Azure technologies, trends and best practices.
- Conduct regular reviews and assessments of the cloud infrastructure to identify areas for improvement.
- Drive innovation by exploring and implementing new tools and methodologies.
- Proven experience managing and administering Microsoft Azure environments.
- Experience with cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and deployment.
- Experience in managing security, compliance, and disaster recovery in a cloud environment.
- Leadership experience with a track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
Knowledge and Attributes:
- In-depth knowledge of Azure services (e.g., Azure VMs, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, Azure AD).
- Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., ARM templates, Terraform).
- Strong understanding of networking concepts and configurations in Azure.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines).
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Technical, Information Systems or a related field.
- Relevant Azure certifications, such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar, are highly
desirable..
Originally posted on Himalayas