Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
JOB TITLE : Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
REPORTS TO : ICT Solutions Manager
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Company Background
Our client is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s biggest dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.
WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE
Working in the Solution Delivery team, you will contribute to the design and implementation of successful projects by providing strong technical knowledge within the Microsoft technology stack, namely but not limited to Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS and Microsoft EMS security suite.
The successful candidate will work closely with all ICT teams to implement technical solutions aligned with the agreed technical design and Ornua’s cloud first strategy.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
-Work with solution architects to analyse, design and implement Azure IaaS solutions that meet business requirements.
-Provide documentation and knowledge transfers to service desk and infrastructure teams.
-Provide 3rd-level support and advanced troubleshooting for Azure and on-premise services.
-Implement cloud-specific security policies, standards and procedures e.g. Azure tenant management and configuration, enterprise apps, SSO and conditional access management.
-Identify new and emerging technologies that would benefit both the Business and ICT Teams.
-Actively participate in project meetings and provide technical solutions to project challenges.
-Work with the Service Desk and Infrastructure teams to address problem tickets within the ITIL framework.
-Manage multiple tasks to deadlines, communicate progress regularly and participate in project planning meetings.
KEY REQUIREMENTS :
-Microsoft Azure Administrator certification (AZ-104) or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
-5+ years’ experience in an Azure engineering or technical architect role.
-Experienced in automating tasks and managing Microsoft environments via PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.
-Excellent knowledge in architecting, configuring, and deploying solutions across Microsoft Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services.
-Strong Azure IaaS, Entra ID and on-premise infrastructure knowledge.
-Knowledge of security and compliance best practices in Azure, including IAM, RBAC, network security, and Azure resources data plane security.
-Experience in drafting technical documentation and explaining technical problems and solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences.
-Proven commitment to continuous technical development within Microsoft’s technology stack.
-Highly motivated, learn quickly on your own initiative within a challenging and dynamic team environment.
-A proactive manner and the ability to work comfortably within a team environment.
-Understanding project delivery and service delivery methodology – PRINCE 2 and ITIL is advantageous.
Strong attention to detail.
KEY COMPETENCIES :
Forward-Looking: Responds positively to change and looks ahead to anticipate task.
Ownership: Takes responsibility for and pride in delivering quality and results
Working Together: Encourages co-operation in own team and ensures cross-functional working.
Integrity: Supports and encourages constructive outcomes for others by demonstrating integrity.
Note: For successfull candidates, MKish Tech will takecare of sponsorship process