Dubai
Posted 2 months ago
QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of engineering, in any related fields
CERTIFICATIONS:
Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Required)
Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305 preferred)
Additional:
DP-300: Azure Database Administrator Associate
AZ-400: DevOps Engineer Expert
EXPERIENCE: 7+ years of experience in cloud operations
RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDES ALL TASKS):
Infrastructure Management
- Execute daily performance monitoring of Azure infrastructure including VMs, AVD, and network components
- Implement and maintain backup strategies ensuring data integrity and recovery readiness
- Monitor and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments
- Analyze capacity trends and provide optimization recommendations
- Perform regular patch management and compliance checks.
- 24/7/365 monitoring and incident response
- VM performance monitoring (CPU, Memory, Disk)
- Network connectivity and latency management
- Security alerts and logs monitoring
- Azure Service Health tracking
Security Operations
- Daily security alerts monitoring
- Authentication logs review
- Endpoint protection management
- Network security rules verification
- Weekly security compliance checks and policy updates
- Lead security monitoring and incident response activities
- Manage endpoint protection and network security configurations
- Conduct regular security compliance audits and vulnerability assessments
- Maintain and update security policies and access controls
- Monitor authentication logs and suspicious activities
Network Operations
- Oversee network performance monitoring and optimization
- Network performance monitoring
- DNS resolution checks
- Private endpoint connectivity verification
- Weekly network optimization and security audits
- Manage DNS configurations and private endpoint connectivity
- Conduct network security audits and latency analysis
- Monitor bandwidth utilization and network logs
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Manage AVD host pools and user sessions
- User session performance monitoring
- Host pool availability checks
- Application access verification
- Session host maintenance
- User profile analysis
- Monitor application performance and user experience metrics
- Perform session host maintenance and optimization
- Troubleshoot connectivity and access issues
Additional Requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Experience with automation and scripting
TECHNICAL SKILLS /COMPETENCIES (MANDATORY):
- Deep understanding of Azure cloud services and infrastructure
- Strong experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
- Proficiency in network security and monitoring tools
- Expertise in backup and disaster recovery strategies
- Knowledge of security compliance frameworks
SOFT SKILLS (MANDATORY):
- Proactive monitoring and issue resolution
- Strategic capacity planning
- Security-first mindset
- Performance optimization
- Team collaboration