Principal Infrastructure Consultant

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership:

• Act as the technical lead for Azure Infrastructure, guiding a team of consultants through successful SAP migrations and infrastructure builds.

Hands-On Expertise:

• Leverage your extensive experience across applications, databases, networking, and operating systems to design and implement robust Azure solutions.

Client Engagement:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, delivering tailored solutions that meet their unique needs and exceed expectations.

Continuous Learning & Innovation:

• Stay up-to-date with the latest Azure technologies, tools, and best practices. Apply innovative solutions to complex challenges, thinking outside the box to conceptualize new designs and workflows.

Proactive Problem Solving:

• Identify and implement proactive solutions that prevent future issues and reduce costs for customers who have migrated their SAP systems to Azure.

Automation & Optimization:

• Advocate for and implement automation of infrastructure and basis activities to maximize efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

Mentorship & Team Support:

• Mentor junior consultants, sharing knowledge and expertise to support their development and the overall success of the team.

Emergency Response & RCA:

• Lead emergency response efforts, assist in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations, and conduct Technical Deep Dives when necessary.

Tooling & Methodology Improvement:

• Continuously improve and evolve Bright Tier s tooling and methodologies to enhance service delivery.

Out-of-Hours Support:

• Provide out-of-hours support as required on the support role

Qualifications:

• Proven ability to lead small teams and deliver successful customer outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively within globally diverse teams.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Extensive hands-on experience with engineering and configuring cloud infrastructures using automation tools.
• Technical understanding of Azure IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS offerings.
• Deep expertise in Azure compute, storage, networking, load balancing, and container management.
• Proficiency in SUSE, RHEL, and Windows operating systems.
• Strong understanding of networking principles and implementation.
• Experience with system and environment hardening.
• Familiarity with application and infrastructure management and monitoring tools.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and deliver results in challenging circumstances.
• Execution of periodic infrastructure and security checklists in existing environments.
• General infrastructure maintenance functions based on SysAid ticketing system and Internal RAAID actions.
• Azure Certification (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

Desired:

• Additional certifications, such as:
• Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Azure Network Engineer Associate
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Other relevant Azure certifications