Principal Infrastructure Consultant

Company Overview

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 rota.

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).

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