Senior Cloud Engineer

Topaz Marine

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP547-181

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Responsible for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Topaz’s cloud computing environment, the Senior Cloud Engineer will collaborate closely with development teams and IT personnel to develop, migrate, and manage applications using cloud services.

Key Accountabilities:

IT Support
- Responsible for the configuration, deployment, administration, monitoring, analysis, and support of cloud services and applications
- Provide migration support for 600 users to OneDrive for Business
- Provide migration support for 600 users to Skype for Business
- Maintenance of WAN over VPN globally using SonicWALL firewall & VPN modules, CISCO routers & HP layer 3 switches, Wireless Access Points, Avaya IP PBX systems etc.

Network Management
- Ensure network connectivity throughout a company's LAN/WAN infrastructure is on par with technical considerations
- Automate system monitoring, operations, and maintenance tasks by creating scripts and applications and/or recommending and implementing off-the-shelf tools.
- Reassess and improve cloud infrastructure as cloud offerings evolve
- Maintenance of entire network of the company
- Optimize cloud resources to maximize ROI

Server Management
- WINDOWS 2003/2008/2012 Servers, Windows SQL Servers, DNS,DHCP,ADS,FTP server, File server /Print Servers, SonicWALL Firewall , SonicWALL Email Security, Barracuda Web Filters etc.
- Office 365 management

Disaster Recovery
- Assist with disaster recovery plan/process

Data Backup
- Ensuring the data backup and availability as per backup policy
- Daily backups of all identified critical data to run the business smoothly

Installation and Maintenance
- Antivirus solutions across the Group
- Infrastructure hosting JD Edwards, Cognos, Data Warehousing
- Data Centre (Azure)
- Autoloaders (Tape Libraries) across the group for automated backups
- Improve the response time of all IT assets Q-O-Q

Policies and Procedures
- Implementation of all the policies for all locations

IT Training
- Assist with training staff on cloud technologies

Security
- Conduct IT Assessment and vulnerability test

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- MCSE/MCSA
- ITIL Foundation
- 8 years in software/systems administration

Job-Specific Skills:
- Minimum 3 years’ hands on experience with Azure Cloud.
- Well versed with Windows Azure Platform, Computing (Web and Worker Roles), Caching, Service Bus, and Storage services (table storage, blob storage, Drives) and Scaling.
- Experience in Windows Azure Technologies (CDN, ACS, Notification services, SQL Azure, Blobs, and Traffic Manager).
- Ability to work after hours when needed.
- Cloud Administration tasks such as creating Affinity Groups, Storage Accounts, Cloud Services, VPN, DNS servers and VPN connectivity.
- Virtual Networking
- PowerShell
- Experience working with Software Development Teams.

About the Company

It is Topaz Marine's Vision to be the marine service provider of choice delivering un-matched value through the highest standards of professionalism and the efficient use of capital employed.

Enhance its reputation as a marine operator with a fleet of young quality vessels operated by knowledgeable, friendly and skilled employees with focus on training and safety.

Consolidate its position in the market for long-term contracts, expand geographical spread of operations, meet the demand for more specialized offshore equipment and work as partners with leading companies in the offshore oil & gas market.

Provide customized solutions to customers using the latest technology.

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