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Duration: 6-12 months Job type: Contract Level: Senior Priority: High Visa: Open Client Note: We are not accepting any OPT, OPT EAD , H1 Transfer candidates. Job Responsibilities: - Support and maintain Virtual Data Center including operations, incidents, service requests and execution of changes
- Support and maintain Microsoft Azure IAAS/PAAS environment including compute, networking, storage, load-balancer, backup, NSG, database, Azure monitor, network watcher etc.
- Support and maintain Cloud Management Platform tool (Scalr) and build automation scripts & frameworks to improve operational processes, procedures
- Assist Cloud Competency and Cloud Operations team with build out of cloud capabilities of the VDC; assist with migration of workload to the VDC
- Support the Virtual Data Center (VDC) as per Xerox ITSM (service management) process (i.e change management, incident management, request management etc)
- Ability to configure ARM resources through Azure Web Portal and Command Line Interface through PowerShell
- Ability to deploy cloud instances through Cloud Management Platform tool and customize automation & orchestration engine whenever required.
- Ability to write shell scripts, PowerShell scripts.
- Work closely with Xerox Information Security group on compliance and audit requirement related to VDC.
- Troubleshoot performance and stability issues using a wide variety of tools and be an escalation point for all production issues during shift or as required.
- Implement alerts and monitoring for better availability and performance for VDC resources
- Ability to configure and manage Azure virtual machine, storage, backup, load balancer, virtual network, VPN gateway etc
- Work on creating or updating technical run book and process documentation
- Create, change or delete user accounts, storage accounts, cloud instances and environments
- Support other day-day task related to supporting Virtual Data Center (VDC) and work towards achieving operational excellence
- Ability to support Linux servers – Redhat, CentOS
Skill & Competency Requirements: - 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management and virtualization
- BS or Engineering in Computer science or electronics or related IT focused
- Solid background and hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure IAAS & PAAS (compute, networking, storage, load-balancer, backup, NSG etc.), Cloud Management Platform technologies and Configuration Management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet etc)
- Experience supporting an environment running Microsoft Azure and Cloud Management Platform technologies.
- Extensive experience supporting Windows and Linux operating systems running as Virtual Machines and/or cloud instances.
- Solid understanding of networking, DNS, VLANs, Firewall, network segmentation, Storage, backup, Load Balancer, patch management, OSI model.
- Strong analytical and conceptual problem solving skills with the ability to transform data into useful information.
- Configure, administer, and operate highly scalable, available, and elastic solutions that implement industry best practices using Microsoft Azure
- Scripting experience –bash, PowerShell, Ruby, Azure CLI, Python
- Experience on Cloud Management Platform tools, preferable Scalr.
- Must have extensive hands-on experience on Azure, Linux servers and scripting
- Ability to hit the ground running and provide value immediately
- Microsoft Azure certified is a plus
Qualities: - Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Team player.
- Self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
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