Intermediate Database Administrator

Qualifications and Experience
5+ years experience in IT platform, storage, networking, and virtualization engineering
5+ years experience in the design & implementation of distributed applications (preferred)
In depth, practical experience with Cloud methodologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), automation, orchestration, trends and industry-leading cloud vendor offerings
Experience in architecting and implementing cloud-based solutions with robust Business Continuity and Disaster Recover requirements

4+ years practical experience designing, building, and automating solutions utilizing Azure or GCP Services
Key Responsibilities
ITIL Service Management Experience
Experience in IT Infrastructure Platforms
Proven knowledge of general business principles and practices, including financial and people management
Service Delivery and support
Incident and change management
Process Management
Project Management
Operations Management
Customer and Stakeholder Management
Possess a strong understanding of SDLC principles and processes
Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, high demand environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation
Contributes to and supports the corporate Enterprise Cloud strategy, standards and best practices associated with all aspects Cloud offerings
Contributes to and support the corporate adoption of the DevOps methodology and Agile project management
Provides expert level design and engineering support towards the successful delivery of ITs cloud project portfolio
Contribute towards continual service improvement activities related to the delivery of cloud services
Develop and implement internal systems, processes, and best practices to be used by other teams designed to increase productivity
Participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, security, cost effectiveness and high availability in the cloud
Design, implement, and test disaster recovery and business continuity architecture
Create and implement automation in the form of infrastructure as code for cloud platform solutions
Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards
oversee the organizations cloud computing strategy.
Analyse in-house systems for potential migration to the cloud