Cloud Engineer / IT Administrator

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role:
As a Cloud Engineer / IT Administrator at Corestrat, you will work as part of our dynamic IT team, supporting infrastructure management, cloud solutions, and IT operations across the organization. This role offers a mix of cloud engineering, systems administration, and troubleshooting, with a focus on Azure cloud services, ITIL processes, and networking.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Management: Assist in the setup, maintenance, and optimization of cloud infrastructure, particularly within Azure Cloud.
• IT Administration: Manage and support internal IT systems, including servers, databases, and networks, ensuring their availability and performance.
• Cloud Deployment: Help deploy, manage, and monitor cloud-based services and applications.
• Network Management: Monitor and maintain company networks and troubleshoot any network-related issues.
• Security management: Implement and monitor security protocols to protect systems and data from potential threats.
• Database Administration: Assist with database management (preferably MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Azure SQL), ensuring they are optimized and secure.
• Troubleshooting: Provide IT support and resolve issues related to hardware, software, and networking.
• ITIL Process: Help implement ITIL processes for IT service management, ensuring efficient handling of IT incidents, requests, and changes.

As a Senior Software Engineer in our fintech product team, you'll play a vital role in shaping our future success and contributing to our ongoing innovation in the fintech sector.

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Required Competencies

• Graduation in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of experience in IT administration, cloud engineering, or IT support roles.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud services and tools.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and practices
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of database management systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Azure SQL.
• Strong experience in working with Azure DevOps and a solid understanding of the Agile development life cycle.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and troubleshooting, including DNS, VPN, firewalls, and routing.
• Experience implementing basic security protocols to protect systems and data
• Proficiency in managing Linux and Windows-based systems

Preferred Competencies

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, or other relevant certifications.
• Experience with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with ITSM tools.
• Basic knowledge of scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience supporting end-user IT requests and troubleshooting systems, networks, and hardware.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for people with the following character traits:

• You are relentless about pursuing new knowledge and expertise.  This is a core quality that all your teammates share!
• Humble yet confident in collaborating with teammates.  Working together should be a pleasure, not a battle, and we can learn from each other!
• You are a problem solver - Thrives on being able to solve some of the most complex problems in simple and elegant ways.
• You are a thought leader –You have successfully designed solutions involving latest and greatest technologies. You are known for your attention to detail without losing the big picture and have embraced concepts of Designs and Development programming system long before they became popular. You are respected by your peers, customers, and industry.
• You are cloud-ready – You are familiar with various aspects of cloud technologies and have successfully helped customers adopt the usage of the cloud. You have advised on and architected solutions that involve industry-leading IaaS and PaaS solutions. 
• You are a great listener - Our goal is to build solutions that last for years and continuously adapt to changing needs of the industry. You are a great listener to your customers, peers, industry trends and are receptive to what the market needs.
• You are a collaborator - You enjoy working with multi-cultural teams, both domestic and international and find ways to get the best out of your people. You also work well with a variety of roles including core development, design, operations, and support.
• You believe in continuous learning - Things change in our industry continuously, and you always love to learn both the underlying technology and the business motivations of our customers, constantly finding new ways to improve our solution, processes to add value for our clients. 

You are ready to contribute to rapid growth within a dynamic, small company culture! We currently have institutional clients in India, US, UK and Singapore, and we continue to expand our horizon.

Benefits:

At Corestrat, we believe in enabling everyone to do their life's best work.

We will provide an environment of Full Ownership & Full Responsibility that enables you with the ability to make change.

Apart from your Salary, some of the key benefits that we provide include:

Flexible working options like work from home

·        Support towards learning and development

·        Referral Bonus Program

·        BENEFITS

• Group Medical Coverage
• Term Life Coverage
• Learning: Training reimbursement
• Time Off: Generous vacation and unlimited sick days

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.