Cloud Administrator

Role & responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting various storage and backup issues on

  AWS Cloud

• Monitor daily backup jobs and systems, troubleshoot/remediate failures, and escalate repeat failures to server support teams and/or appropriate suppliers.
• Understand different levels of backups and how to handle database backups on

  AWS Cloud.

• Collaborate with other team members on IT/Operations initiatives, including data center, network administration, Windows, Linux etc.
• Roll out AWS backup service for new clients.
• Work with various business and application teams to conduct

  disaster recovery validations and exercises

  .
• Understand requirements, application architecture, and testing procedures to ensure seamless disaster recovery.
• Leverage information from the requirements gathering phase and utilize past experience to conduct successful DR exercises.
• Understand and configure VPC network, IAM role/policies, and AWS infrastructure based on established procedures.
• Follow established ZS practices for Change Management

Preferred candidate profile:

• Bachelor's degree required in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Applications or related field, with a record of high academic achievement, Masters degree preferred
• 2-3 + years of experience with cloud administration, operations, & DR
• Experience/Knowledge in AWS administration along with an

  AWS certification

  will be added advantage
• In-depth understanding of storage services and DR practices, experience on AWS storage services shall be an added advantage
• Deep knowledge of AWS core services (

  EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, EMR, CloudFront, etc.)

• Good knowledge of database technologies like

  Aurora, Redshift, DynamoDB, & SQL.

• Basic knowledge of CI/CD tools like JetBrains TeamCity, SVN, Bitbucket, etc.
• Basic knowledge of working with AWS workspaces and AWS Systems Manager.
• Good knowledge of Windows and Linux operating system administration.
• Basic exposure on using Terraform modules
• Eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Self-motivated and directed, with strong attention to detail.
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.