Cloud System Administrator
Cloud System Administrator
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Job Description
Organisations dont innovate; people do.
As part of our digital transformation business youll help clients unlock innovation embrace the future and change communities for good.
And well help you stimulate new thinking accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter.
Join our team of over 600 data scientists design thinkers immersive digital consultants project managers and innovators all working to create positive change for generations to come.
Who are we looking for
Were looking for a Cloud System Administrator who will be designing implementing monitoring maintaining and optimizing Cloud infrastructure and platform applications to ensure high levels of service availability and security.
Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you.
With commitment theres no idea too big no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programmes to accelerate your growth.
Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.
Lets solve the big problems together.
Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Provision manage monitor and decommission Cloud services to ensure their availability reliability and security
- Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure components including load balancers caching web servers application servers databases and networking following industry best practices
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Bicep Terraform ARM templates or similar tools to streamline resource provisioning and management
- Automate deployment and configuration management using scripting languages such as PowerShell Python or Bash
- Deploy and maintain Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) resource to support hosted products and solutions
- Investigate and resolve production issues promptly to minimize downtime and ensure system reliability
- Implement Cloud specific monitoring techniques and establish robust web services hosting solutions optimizing server and application performance
- Collaborate with Security Operations (SecOps) to implement and enforce Cloud security best practices
- Work closely with DevOps Software Development and other internal teams to facilitate seamless integration and alignment of Cloud services with business requirements
- Support CI/CD pipelines by automating deployment processes using tools like GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
- Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for Cloud infrastructure
What you will bring to the team:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate certification preferred
- ITIL v4 Fundamentals certification preferred
- Proficiency in Windows Server administration IIS and .NET applications
- Strong system administration skills (Windows) at the commandline level
- Solid understanding of database structures theories principles and practices
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Bicep Terraform or ARM templates
- Expertise in automation scripting using PowerShell Python or Bash
- Knowledge of cloud networking including VNETs VPNs load balancing and subnet management
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- High attention to detail and ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks
- Effective troubleshooting and incident response skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
Other assets that would be useful are:
- Familiarity with Jira Atlassian ServiceNow and Agile workflows
- Understanding of CI/CD tools and processes for Cloudbased solutions
- Experience with Kubernetes Helm or managing containerized workloads is ideal
- Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts and their practical implementation including reliability best practices monitoring incident response and automation
- Knowledge of cost optimization strategies for cloud environments including reserved instances and rightsizing
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As a diverse and inclusive organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
