Rackspace
Cloud Practice Engineer – Azure, Active Directory & AVD
Job Summary
The role involves designing, implementing, and supporting Azure cloud infrastructure solutions, with a focus on Azure Virtual Desktop, Active Directory, and networking. Candidates should have hands-on experience with Azure services, infrastructure as code tools, and DevOps practices. The position requires collaboration with both technical and non-technical teams, ensuring secure, high-performance, and cost-efficient environments. Certifications and relevant experience in Azure infrastructure and identity management are preferred.
Required Skills
Job Description
Job Summary: As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer specializing inMicrosoft Azure,Active Directory (AD), andAzure Virtual Desktop (AVD), you will design, implement, manage, and support Azure infrastructure solutions for our clients. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance environments, aligned with organizational and customer requirements.
- Design, deploy, and maintainAzure infrastructure, including Virtual Networks, NSGs, VPNs, and compute workloads.
- Implement and manageActive Directory andAzure AD, including Group Policies, domain services, and identity governance.
- Deploy and supportAzure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments, optimizing user experience and security.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across Azure resources, networking, identity, and access.
- Collaborate with project teams and customers to gather requirements, create documentation, and deliver technical solutions.
- Monitor performance, security, and compliance of Azure environments.
- Research and recommend improvements to enhance reliability, security, and cost-efficiency.
- Strong hands-on experience withMicrosoft Azure services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Security).
- Deep understanding ofActive Directory (on-prem and Azure AD), including AD DS, ADFS, and hybrid identity.
- Practical experience withAzure Virtual Desktop (AVD) setup and optimization.
- Knowledge ofInfrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, ARM, or Bicep. - Familiarity withDevOps practices: CI/CD, version control systems (Git), and automation scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and security tools in Azure.
- Understanding of cloud security principles, identity and access management, and compliance frameworks.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 4–6 years of relevant experience in Azure infrastructure and identity management.
- Certifications (preferred but not mandatory):
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate / Azure Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
- Automate infrastructure deployment usingInfrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
Rackspace
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