Role summary:
As member of the growing IT competence center in Budapest, build, implement, operate, improve and support scalable Microsoft Azure Cloud solutions.
Essential responsibilities:
- Provide 2nd (and gradually higher) level support for the company’s Azure environment, continuously improve platform skills and product expertise;
- Maintain and operate cloud resources, troubleshoot issues (including on-premises and 3rd party dependencies), identify root causes and implement corrective actions, eliminate recurring issues;
- Document technical solutions and support processes, regularly train 1st level helpdesk staff;
- Help automate operational activities and repetitive tasks, enable standardized maintenance services;
- Own key cloud operational metrics: maximize application performance, increase availability, reduce technology risks, stabilize critical platform services, and optimize costs;
- Partner with internal / external technical teams and functional counterparts to drive continuous infrastructure modernization, eliminate bottlenecks and enable business growth;
- Assist in vendor management processes for project work and ongoing operational support;
- Contribute to policies & guidelines that govern cloud deployment processes;
- Collaborate with IT security professionals to define, document, enforce, and audit overall cloud security – support regular testing exercises and remediate findings.
- 2+ years’ technical experience in Windows Server and SQL Server engineering across geographically dispersed and virtualized enterprise environments;
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in medium+ complexity Azure migration projects (“lift-and-shift”, re-factoring and / or re-platforming);
- BSc in Computer Science / IT Engineering or an equivalent industry proficiency with both practical & theoretical domain knowledge – relevant vendor certifications are a definite plus;
- Practical expertise in configuring, managing and troubleshooting Hybrid AD / Entra environments;
- Detailed knowledge of basic Azure offerings (including SQL database services) and demonstrated willingness to learn new capabilities, introduce new features;
- Good communication skills, fluency in English, practical experience with virtual teamwork and cross-country collaboration in an international / multi-cultural business environment
- Strong problem-solving skills, focus on results, reliability, thoroughness, analytical thinking;
- Practical expertise in complex computer networking and advanced PowerShell scripting skills are much appreciated.
