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Azure Engineer
Washington, DC · Information TechnologyTalEx is partnering with a consulting firm to identify a Senior Azure Engineer, this is a contract to hire opportunity located in Washington, DC. (Some Remote Work as well)
DESCRIPTION: The primary role of the Azure Engineer position is responsible for providing expert level Azure infrastructure support focusing on the design, installation, configuration, development, integration, implementation, and testing of Microsoft Azure IAAS and PAAS services in a complex environments with multiple classification as a part of a collaborative team, working closely with other engineers and developers.
The candidate must be able to deliver timely and high quality solutions to client problems and requests, focusing on root cause analysis, prevention, knowledge transfer, and opportunity generation. The candidate will also be responsible for doing some automations and deployments in the cloud including:
- Managing escalations and cases to ensure timely and high quality resolution of all issues.
- Developing and implementing Active Directory strategies resulting in fewer incidents, increased availability, or accelerated deployments.
- Initiating and participating in triage meetings to share knowledge with other engineers and efficiently resolve client problems.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's Degree in an Information Technology related field with eight years’ practical experience or twelve years of direct relevant technical experience may be substituted for education.
- Minimum 7 years of extensive and applied experience with Azure, Active Directory and Group Policy Object management; including design, configuration, and deployment.
- Minimum 5 years of experience with supporting various authentication protocols (Kerberos, SAML, OAUTH, LDAP, etc.)
- Must have a strong background with Active Directory Services including DNS, DHCP, and DFS
- 5 years’ minimum experience of Active Directory Authentication, LDAP Authentication and Single Sign On methods
- Excellent knowledge of federated identity systems (Microsoft ADFS), multi factor authentication (Azure MFA preferred), Microsoft AD Integration with Cloud Applications/Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
- Working knowledge of Windows Server 2008R2/2012R2 (Standalone & Cluster) Operating system.
- Working knowledge of scripting technologies (PowerShell, C# ,NET) preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills; ability to effectively explain complex technical concepts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Solid understanding of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles
- Experience with Windows Active Directory
- Experience with PKI and Certificates
- Experience with Forefront Identity Manager or Microsoft Identity Manager
- Experience with Windows Azure, AWS or other public Cloud technologies
- Experience PowerShell to develop complex automation scripts
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) or an equivalent certification