Infrastructure and Cloud Specialist

Job Description

Title: Infrastructure and Cloud Specialist Experience: 5+ Years and above Position Type : Full-time Timing: Willing to work in US Time zone and extended shift hours. Location : Preferred Mumbai & Pune Location Only. Roles and Responsibilities: Having extensive knowledge and experience in Infrastructure deployments. Architect, implement, and manage cloud environments across Azure, GCP, and AWS. Design multi-cloud strategies, including workload migration, resource optimization, and cost management. Configure and manage identity & access management (IAM) across different cloud providers. Manage Microsoft Azure access and authentication. Create conditional access rules and configure MFA in Microsoft Azure. Configure and manage external and guest access for O365. Monitor O365 alerts and take corrective actions. Create and monitor data loss prevention policies. Create reports capturing user adoption, team usage, app usage, active users, and meeting metrics. Configure Information Rights Management for O365 workloads Configure and monitor data sensitivity labels. Assist with O365 eDiscovery searches and investigations. Manage and optimize Microsoft Azure cloud environments, ensuring security and compliance. Implement and maintain Microsoft Defender for Cloud to protect workloads and improve security posture. Configure and manage Entra ID Enterprise Applications, including authentication, access policies, and API integrations. Conduct risk assessments and security audits to identify vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies. Develop and enforce identity and access management (IAM) policies using Entra ID. Monitor security alerts, investigate incidents, and implement proactive threat mitigation strategies. Collaborate with IT and security teams to enhance cloud security frameworks and best practices. Mentor and provide knowledge transfer of M365 technologies and administration tasks. Independently manage individual work schedule with minimal oversight and proactively communicate status, progress, and risks to management and project leadership. Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, Exchange 2016-2019 installation, configuration, and support, Office 365 configuration and support, Exchange Online Protection, External DNS record configuration (SPF, DKIM, and DMARC), and PowerShell for automation, maintenance, and reporting Strong knowledge of Microsofts Advanced Threat Services and Compliance Providing technical expertise on Office 365 applications: Teams, SharePoint Online, Azure, OneDrive, and PowerBI Experience with PowerShell Scripting for automation. Installing and configuring load balances like Zeus, KEMP, etc Design and implementation of the virtual environment with VMware ESX 4. x and later on HP, DELL, etc with local SCSI and centralized Fiber Channel storage. Deploying the New VM from the template and cloning an existing VM as per the client's request through the change management process. Experience with configuring Cisco, DELL Switches, and Routers. Experience with Fiber Channel switch configuration. Worked on VoIP technologies. Manages servers, including Office365 e-mail, Active Directory, VMWare, SAN storage, print, domain, application, and backup servers and their associated operating systems and software Knowledge of distributed file services and replication and Configuring alarms, managing tasks, events, and alarms, root cause & system log analysis, and reporting. Moving VMs from one LUN to another LUN using Storage VMotion. Adding new virtual disks and extending existing volumes, disk, and hardware monitoring. Installing, configuring, and managing virtual infrastructure and virtual center. Installation OS and configuration of virtual machines in an enterprise SAN environment. Creating raw partitions and iSCSI storage partitions. Moving physical machine to virtual machine using P2V converter. Troubleshooting problems with the help of Event Logs, troubleshooting virtual machine issues. Managing VMs through web access, Configurations of Virtual switches, and network connections. Knowledge of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. Experience with Cisco IronPort email gateway configuration. Worked on cloud infrastructures like Amazon, and Azure with VPC network configuration. Adding and deleting users. Kernel compiling. FTP, SSH, SCP Protocols, Software & patch addition, modification & removal. Planning and Implementation of SAN storage solution Allocation of storage to blade servers (Creation of LUNs) Mirrors and RAID 0, 1, and 5 levels. Experience with configuring and managing Virtual disks. Planning and Implementation Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Support for configuration of thin clients to connect to local servers. IP tables. Identifying project needs and planning an Implementation solution for the Desktop needs, Manage users, groups, permissions, and roles. Planning Implementing and MPLS Network. Installation and configuration of Data Center Router and Branch routers Switches Managing Leased Line Network, Servers Installation OS & MySQL and Oracle enterprise servers in virtual Farm. Worked with command-line editors to create automation jobs and monitoring. Planning and Implementing Apache Web Server, Samba, solutions (In-house) Migration and configuration of CRM, ERP, LMS, Database, and Corporate Website Servers in Virtual farm at DC. Security hardening and Monitoring of VMs & ESX servers (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization) for Security Compliance. Develops, implements and maintains policies, procedures and associated training plans for network resource administration, appropriate use, business continuity and disaster recovery Experience with Amazon S3, VPN, EC2, CloudFront, CodeBuild, CloudWatch, Load Balancer, etc Required Skills: Worked on Production, DEV, and TEST environments. Worked on Datacenter Implementation. Worked on several Infrastructure and application migrations. Worked on Cloud Migration services. Supported International clients. Ability to work independently and handle crisis management. Managed 100+ servers with multiple technologies like Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, etc. Ability to perform multiple, technical, highly complex tasks with the need to regularly upgrade skills to meet dynamic job conditions Strong knowledge of centralized and automated systems and application deployment via scripting. Strong knowledge of routing, VLAN, and firewall configuration. Industry-standard certifications such as Security+, CISSP, GSEC, ITIL, Microsoft, and Cisco certifications added value. Designing and implementing on-site, off-site, and international server infrastructure. Assessing and administering all equipment, hardware, and enterprise software upgrades. Practice in network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory, life cycle management, and documentation. Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) is preferred. Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and AWS cloud services. Knowledge of cloud networking, hybrid cloud architectures, and performance tuning. Strong background in VMware, Windows and networking. Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Entra ID Enterprise Applications. Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection (CWP). Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), OAuth 2.0, SAML, and OpenID Connect. Familiarity with Azure API Management, Azure Logic Apps, and automation workflows. Understanding of compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST, and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Technologies: Operating System: Windows, VMware ESX, Citrix, etc Virtualization: KVM, OpenStack, VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix, RedHat Networking: Cisco Nexus, ASA Firewall, SonicWALL, VPN, etc Software: Nginx, Python, Apache, Docker, cPanel, PHPmyAdmin, WordPress, Jira, Confluence, SpiceWorks, etc Monitoring: Ossec, Nagios, Cacti, MRTG, LibreNMS, Observium, etc Database: MySQL, SQL, Sybase ASE, Oracle, DB2, etc Mail Server: Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Zimbra, Qmail, Cisco IronPort, etc Source Control and Continuous Integration: CVS, Docker, Visual Source, CCNet, Slack, etc VoIP: Trixbox, Asterisk, Elastix, Skype for Business, etc Backup Software: Veeam, Symantec, Linux custom scripting. Load Balancer: F5, Citrix Netscaler, KEMP, Loadbalancer, Zeus (Zenoss), etc Storage: EMC, Nimble, Compellent, HP, etc Cloud Services: Microsoft Azure, AWS, etc Regards, Nandini Dhanseelan nandini.dhanseelan@mlogica.com +91 8850112414