Who we are
A coaching and learning ecosystem for talented and passionate tech professionals where you can find your next career goal in a diverse and multidisciplinary environment. At Agile Actors, you will experience continuous growth and development through coaching, learning, and practice! An innovative self-paced personal development and rewarding model will support your advancement along with the necessary tools, appropriate learning material, and real projects from organizations that are leaders of the industry (both domestic and international), such as RedHat, Swissquote, Austrian Post, etc., cultivate a continuous growth mindset!
Be part of both the customer’s and the Agile Actor’s team, providing high-quality deliverables for the former and contributing to the cultivation of an inclusive and developmental culture in the latter!
Who we are looking for
We are looking for passionate, multi-talented IT professionals with a strong technology background, as well as a great propensity for creative problem-solving. Joining our local Scrum teams based in Athens, the successful candidate will work closely with domestic and international development teams on exciting and challenging projects!
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Lead Azure Cloud Engineer to join our IT Operations team and take on a leadership role. This position is focused on guiding a team in managing Azure Cloud infrastructure, supporting deployments, and ensuring system reliability. If you are a hands-on expert in Microsoft Azure, have a passion for cloud technologies, and are eager to lead and mentor others, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the optimization of Azure Cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, security).
- Oversee and handle incidents, problems, and change management processes.
- Guide the team in monitoring and ensuring system performance and uptime.
- Support and lead application deployments and CI/CD pipeline operations.
- Collaborate and coordinate efforts with development, project, and security teams.
- Develop and implement strategies for backup, disaster recovery, and security, while mentoring the team.
- Maintain and oversee the documentation of IT infrastructure.
Requirements
- Azure Expertise: Strong knowledge of Azure services (VMs, Kubernetes, databases, monitoring, networking).
- IT Operations: Significant experience in hybrid environments, incident management, and troubleshooting.
- DevOps & Automation: Expertise in CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Terraform), and scripting (PowerShell).
- Tools & Technologies: Proficiency with Apache Kafka, Azure Monitor, and Azure Cloud Shell.
- Leadership & Soft Skills: Strong leadership abilities, problem-solving skills, a hands-on mentality, and fluent English communication.
General Responsibilities
- Ensure the team's work maintains operational efficiency, security compliance, and system optimization.
- Provide guidance, user support, and training to both team members and end users as needed.
- Oversee and ensure updates, patches, and performance tuning are effectively managed by the team.
Benefits
Why join us?
Join us if you enjoy being part of a people-centered culture that empowers you to work on the most important product; yourself! Continuously grow with the support of tech experts and maintain a matching skill set to market needs.
- Personal Development Plan crafted with your dedicated coach
- 360° continuous feedback model; drive your developmental pace
- Unlimited personal training/learning budget to cover all your career developmental needs
- Chapters (internal communities)-share knowledge, create training material, help others grow and shape our technological future
- Vast roster of customers/accounts, providing more opportunities for growth and development within the AA ecosystem
- Onboarding Buddy-Continuous support from day 1! A dedicated buddy to help you navigate through the first few weeks
- Tailored remuneration package according to your level and expertise
- Private Health Care insurance for physical wellbeing
- Professional helpline for our professionals and their families for mental wellbeing
- Flexible working conditions (fully remote work according to assigned account)
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