5 Cloud Computing jobs in Ireland

MCS Group is delighted to announce a new opportunity for a skilled Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing international organisation as they seek to migrate their LAMP Infrastructure to the Cloud. (Hybrid County Louth/Open to Remote) The Role: Lead the transition of LAMP stack to a containerized platform. Manage high-availability infrastructure, ensuring uptime exceeds 99.95%. Implement and maintain container orchestration tools. Work with third parties to conduct penetration testing and apply security best practices to protect our infrastructure. Collaborate across teams to standardize tools, processes, and best practices. Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical systems. Monitor and optimise system performance, troubleshoot issues, and enhance security and reliability. Develop automation scripts to streamline operations and deployments. Stay informed on industry trends and integrate relevant new technologies. The Person: Demonstrated expertise in managing high-availability virtual machines. Hands-on experience with container technologies and migration processes. Strong background working with LAMP stack environments. Proficient in containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Helm. Experience with SSH and managing systems running on AlmaLinux. Solid understanding of penetration testing and security best practices. Familiarity with cloud platforms and iPaaS, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash) for automation and system management. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in an international team. Full right to work in Ireland (Stamp 4/EU Citizenship). No sponsorship is available for this position. The Rewards: Competitive Salary DOE Flexible working model Employee Equity Scheme Pension Health Insurance To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Calum Omand Specialist Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group . Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles Skills: LAMP Linux Docker Kubernetes Benefits: Work From Home

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Senior Associate Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) have recently come together to form a powerful multinational, multidisciplinary platform that delivers premier advisory, tax, and independent audit services. With $2.7 billion in revenues and nearly 60 offices across the U.S., Ireland, the UAE, and other territories, our combined platform brings enhanced solutions and capabilities supported by cutting-edge technologies and a team of nearly 13,000 quality-driven professionals. Grant Thornton Ireland contributes nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 professionals spanning more than 149 countries. Together, we offer a truly global reach backed by deep local knowledge and national expertise. By joining forces, we strengthen our ability to act as trusted advisors who make business more personal - investing in relationships and empowering clients to make the right decisions for their organisations today and into the future. Whether working with the public sector to build thriving communities, partnering with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or supporting diverse businesses to achieve their goals, Grant Thornton now provides a singular, seamless client experience grounded in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to the issues that matter most. At GT Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it. A Career at GT Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently. What does this mean for you? A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be. Grow with us At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more. The Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for understanding, supporting, and maintaining Grant Thornton's cloud environment ecosystem, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Additionally, this role will support internal processes as part of the overall infrastructure delivery, including managing/interacting relevant service providers and support efforts to meet evolving business needs. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide expert-level guidance and support for enterprise cloud environments, specializing in Azure (IaaS & PaaS), AWS, Application Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, and cloud-based networking solutions. Ensure the design, deployment, and ongoing maintenance align with industry best practices and business objectives. Participate in IT change management processes, including handling Incident, Change, and Service Requests, to ensure seamless support across Azure, AWS, and other cloud environments. Adhere to ITIL best practices for effective service delivery and incident resolution. Support cloud-related incident management and post-incident reviews, focusing on Azure cloud primarily. Analyze root causes, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with service provider teams to resolve service disruptions quickly. Optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments for global users, including configuring host pools, session hosts, scaling plans, and ensuring alignment with Windows Virtual Desktop best practices. Work closely with MSP and global teams for operational support. Contribute to BCDR planning, focusing on Azure Site Recovery and cloud-native backup solutions. Ensure proper configuration of Azure and AWS resources for failover, disaster recovery, and high availability. Implement and automate security controls, cloud governance processes, and compliance validation across Azure and AWS environments. Utilize tools such as Azure Security Center and AWS CloudTrail to monitor security, detect vulnerabilities, and automate remediation to maintain best practices. Analyze compute, storage, and network performance metrics across Azure (VMs, Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.) and monitor capacity, usage, and metrics, escalating issues as necessary to prevent resource exhaustion and optimize resource allocation. Contribute to the design and delivery of cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring the architecture is scalable, resilient, and cost-effective in Azure and AWS. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet business needs. Maintain an updated ITSM catalog of supported cloud resources, ensuring accurate documentation for Azure and AWS offerings, including Virtual Machines, Networking (VNETs, Subnets), Storage Accounts, PaaS services (Azure SQL, API) and other resources. Provide regular status updates on open service issues related to Azure and AWS infrastructure. Address escalations and blockers in weekly meetings with MSP and GT teams, ensuring cross-team collaboration to resolve service provider-related issues efficiently. Leverage tools like Nerdio and Azure Virtual Desktop to streamline processes, ensure seamless access, and resource allocation across multiple global instances, ensuring consistency and optimization. Monitor and optimize cloud costs in both Azure and AWS using tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer. Track and manage cloud spend, ensuring efficient resource utilization and adherence to budget constraints. Support ongoing cloud projects, participate in cloud-related research and development (R&D), and assist in evaluating modern technologies to continuously improve the organization's cloud infrastructure capabilities. Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in computer science or practical experience in a technical field involving large, complex cloud environments is required. Microsoft Azure/AWS and other IT Certifications are a plus. Minimum 5 years of experience in comparable role with at least 3 years of recent experience managing Azure Cloud Services Minimum 3 years working with Azure AVD deployments and experience with tools like Nerdio a plus. Experience working with managed service providers, cloud services, hosted solutions, and Windows server environments. Experience creating and reviewing technical documentation. Proficiency in ITIL framework and methodologies including CMDB. Solid understanding of applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure architecture Solid analytical skills, experience solving practical issues and engaging cross functional teams. Working knowledge of distributed systems in an enterprise environment Infrastructure support background: virtualization, DNS, DHCP, data backup, disaster recovery, high availability Ability to successfully communicate with business partners, management, vendors, and technical teams. Familiarity with Azure DevOps or comparable systems Strong customer service skills Solid working knowledge of Service now. On-premises Active Directory experience Experience of Azure migrate and/or other similar third party tools Knowledge of Automated tools for Cloud resource deployment such as Ansible, Terraform or similar A successful candidate must have the following attributes: The ability to work on their own initiative and be a self-starter and a quick learner. Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently produce high quality accurate work Proven planning and organizational skills Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills The willingness and ability to work co-operatively with others as part of a Global team. Flexibility in terms of responsibilities and working arrangements, as is normal with this type of job Good interpersonal and communication skills with strong report writing and documentation skills. Life at GT Reward and benefits: Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive. Equity, diversity and inclusion At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued. We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm's best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one. Recognition: We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme. #IJ To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Apply button below to Login/Register.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Senior Associate Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) have recently come together to form a powerful multinational, multidisciplinary platform that delivers premier advisory, tax, and independent audit services.

With $2.7 billion in revenues and nearly 60 offices across the U.

S., Ireland, the UAE, and other territories, our combined platform brings enhanced solutions and capabilities supported by cutting-edge technologies and a team of nearly 13,000 quality-driven professionals.

Grant Thornton Ireland contributes nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 professionals spanning more than 149 countries.

Together, we offer a truly global reach backed by deep local knowledge and national expertise.

By joining forces, we strengthen our ability to act as trusted advisors who make business more personal - investing in relationships and empowering clients to make the right decisions for their organisations today and into the future.

Whether working with the public sector to build thriving communities, partnering with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or supporting diverse businesses to achieve their goals, Grant Thornton now provides a singular, seamless client experience grounded in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to the issues that matter most.

At GT Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you? A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients.

We respect and value your experience.

And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best.

It is how it should be.

Grow with us At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued.

If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

The Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for understanding, supporting, and maintaining Grant Thornton's cloud environment ecosystem, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and AWS.

Additionally, this role will support internal processes as part of the overall infrastructure delivery, including managing/interacting relevant service providers and support efforts to meet evolving business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide expert-level guidance and support for enterprise cloud environments, specializing in Azure (Iaa S & Paa S), AWS, Application Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, and cloud-based networking solutions.

Ensure the design, deployment, and ongoing maintenance align with industry best practices and business objectives.

Participate in IT change management processes, including handling Incident, Change, and Service Requests, to ensure seamless support across Azure, AWS, and other cloud environments.

Adhere to ITIL best practices for effective service delivery and incident resolution.

Support cloud-related incident management and post-incident reviews, focusing on Azure cloud primarily.

Analyze root causes, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with service provider teams to resolve service disruptions quickly.

Optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments for global users, including configuring host pools, session hosts, scaling plans, and ensuring alignment with Windows Virtual Desktop best practices.

Work closely with MSP and global teams for operational support.

Contribute to BCDR planning, focusing on Azure Site Recovery and cloud-native backup solutions.

Ensure proper configuration of Azure and AWS resources for failover, disaster recovery, and high availability.

Implement and automate security controls, cloud governance processes, and compliance validation across Azure and AWS environments.

Utilize tools such as Azure Security Center and AWS Cloud Trail to monitor security, detect vulnerabilities, and automate remediation to maintain best practices.

Analyze compute, storage, and network performance metrics across Azure (VMs, Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.) and monitor capacity, usage, and metrics, escalating issues as necessary to prevent resource exhaustion and optimize resource allocation.

Contribute to the design and delivery of cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring the architecture is scalable, resilient, and cost-effective in Azure and AWS.

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet business needs.

Maintain an updated ITSM catalog of supported cloud resources, ensuring accurate documentation for Azure and AWS offerings, including Virtual Machines, Networking (VNETs, Subnets), Storage Accounts, Paa S services (Azure SQL, API) and other resources.

Provide regular status updates on open service issues related to Azure and AWS infrastructure.

Address escalations and blockers in weekly meetings with MSP and GT teams, ensuring cross-team collaboration to resolve service provider-related issues efficiently.

Leverage tools like Nerdio and Azure Virtual Desktop to streamline processes, ensure seamless access, and resource allocation across multiple global instances, ensuring consistency and optimization.

Monitor and optimize cloud costs in both Azure and AWS using tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer.

Track and manage cloud spend, ensuring efficient resource utilization and adherence to budget constraints.

Support ongoing cloud projects, participate in cloud-related research and development (R&D), and assist in evaluating modern technologies to continuously improve the organization's cloud infrastructure capabilities.

Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in computer science or practical experience in a technical field involving large, complex cloud environments is required.

Microsoft Azure/AWS and other IT Certifications are a plus.

Minimum 5 years of experience in comparable role with at least 3 years of recent experience managing Azure Cloud Services Minimum 3 years working with Azure AVD deployments and experience with tools like Nerdio a plus.

Experience working with managed service providers, cloud services, hosted solutions, and Windows server environments.

Experience creating and reviewing technical documentation.

Proficiency in ITIL framework and methodologies including CMDB.

Solid understanding of applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure architecture Solid analytical skills, experience solving practical issues and engaging cross functional teams.

Working knowledge of distributed systems in an enterprise environment Infrastructure support background: virtualization, DNS, DHCP, data backup, disaster recovery, high availability Ability to successfully communicate with business partners, management, vendors, and technical teams.

Familiarity with Azure Dev Ops or comparable systems Strong customer service skills Solid working knowledge of Service now.

On-premises Active Directory experience Experience of Azure migrate and/or other similar third party tools Knowledge of Automated tools for Cloud resource deployment such as Ansible, Terraform or similar A successful candidate must have the following attributes: The ability to work on their own initiative and be a self-starter and a quick learner.

Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently produce high quality accurate work Proven planning and organizational skills Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills The willingness and ability to work co-operatively with others as part of a Global team.

Flexibility in terms of responsibilities and working arrangements, as is normal with this type of job Good interpersonal and communication skills with strong report writing and documentation skills.

Life at GT Reward and benefits: Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish.

We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues.

We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs.

People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm.

We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them.

Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients.

Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer.

You form the bedrock of our firm's best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition: We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours.

Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements.

Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

#IJ To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page.

To start the process click the Apply button below to Login/Register.

At Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), we are leading a high-growth, AI-powered global sales team-one that is deeply connected to our partners and driven by customer success. By uniting our Small Medium Business, Corporate, Strategy, and Partner teams, we are unlocking the largest customer opportunity, backed by the industry's most significant investments. Leveraging the power of AI and our extensive partner ecosystem, we are redefining how businesses of all sizes adopt technology to drive growth and innovation. SME&C is more than a sales organization-it's a culture of innovation, opportunity, and inclusivity. Here, you'll be part of a diverse, high-performing, and customer-obsessed team where collaboration, connection, and continuous learning fuel everything we do. If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, explore how SME&C can be the next step in your career. Together, we are shaping the future of business.
Do you love working with customers to achieve their business outcomes? Would you love to build expertise around the leading, next generation cloud services?
This is an opportunity to join the SME&C EMEA team as a Cloud & AI Platform CSA for Azure Infrastructure to support the German-speaking markets.
In this role you will proactively act as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Contributes to leading virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers.
The base salary for this position starts from EUR 77,200 per annum depending on experience.
In line with our Flexible Work approach, for roles at Microsoft Germany and Austria, we recommend spending at least two days per week in the office or at the customer site. The specific days to work from the office or at the customer will be defined in agreement between the employee and their manager.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
**Responsibilities**
Business Impact:
Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals.
Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies (e.g., product offerings such as value-based deliverables (VBDs), advice, training, technical validation), ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed to prepare customers for operational readiness and achievement of their business goals and targets. Leveraging knowledge of change management proven practices and/or involving the change management team, proactively helps the customer deploy for long-term organizational adoption to increase customer satisfaction and drive consumption/usage. Guides customers/partners towards a well-architected (e.g., secure, resilient, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled), and cost- and performance-optimized solution to increase retention and expansion opportunities. Provides feedback to Unified Delivery Team on VBDs to refine and further develop content.
Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion (especially Enhanced Solutions) at scale based on business value to customer/partner and clear understanding of the Microsoft value proposition for supported platforms to empower cloud success, foster and strengthen security and resiliency, and drive AI innovation. Actively listens to and respectfully challenges customers/partners, building trust to then advocate for alternative architectures/solutions/approaches that shape and/or enhance customer requirements. Identifies, and evaluates industry trends (e.g., customer industry verticals, information technology (IT) industry), gathers customer/partner insights (e.g., feedback around technical preferences, environments, business needs, competitive landscape), and maps existing architecture and digital transformation solutions to customer/partner business outcomes. Proactively captures opportunities in appropriate systems, processes, and tools, working collaboratively across the organization to execute on opportunities aligned with Microsoft's Customer Engagement Model.
Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools and processes to accelerate solution deployment, value realization and usage/consumption. Applies business, technical, industry, and/or enterprise knowledge to architecture or support projects to meet business and information technology (IT) requirements and resolve identified constraints.
Customer Centricity:
Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner, sharing ideas, feedback, insights, success stories and strategic/technical input with Engineering teams, Product Offerings teams and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies patterns of feedback across customers/partners/territories/industries and leverages them to develop strategic and actionable insights. Presents business cases to program managers to influence product roadmaps, decision making, bug fix prioritization, and own and drive initiatives as appropriate.
Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions aligned with Microsoft product and platform strategy, and explains why and/or how they meet customer/partner outcomes and return on investment (ROI) goals (e.g., via proof of concept, minimally viable product (MVP), rapid prototype) relative to competitive offerings. Proactively helps the customer/partner adopt and use Microsoft product/platform strategy-aligned (cross-solution area) solutions. Builds relationships with technical decision makers (TDMs), and helps build the bridge between TDMs and business decision makers (BDMs). Independently interacts as needed with customers/partners' Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and other C-level (CXO) roles to bridge understanding of security, compliance, operational and risk requirements across BDMs, TDMs, CIO and CISO teams, appropriately engaging additional subject matter experts when deeper expertise is required.
Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Defines customer/partner conditions of success by leveraging an understanding of customer goals. Anticipates and addresses customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs, and executes strategies to improve customer experience, value realization, and acceleration of transformation.
Partner Specialization:
Identifies and prioritizes several opportunities that align with revenue goals, and orchestrates growth of solution utilization pipeline with partners. Provides assistance with partner and sales teams to bring clarity to specific opportunities through proof of concept and technical pre-sales support.
Understands solution area-specific market opportunities (e.g., competitor insights) and collaborates with Global Partner Solutions (GPS) business stakeholders to lead and execute initiatives to translate opportunities into actions. Proactively guides and supports partners in developing repeatable offerings, practices, products, and solutions. Advises the partner throughout initial strategic customer implementations.
Technical Leadership:
Leverages market insights and demand signals to assist leadership in identifying relevant areas in which to drive up-skilling and/or accreditations based on demand. Role models technical readiness, both depth-aligned to solution area priorities and breadth-aligned to Customer Success Unit (CSU)/corporate initiatives (e.g., security, resilience, AI), and influences team to drive their own technical readiness. Acts as a mentor, leading readiness and upskilling activities in the team/organization by educating colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and sharing proven practices.
Proactively identifies gaps through delivery, communicates those gaps to relevant team members and internal/external stakeholders, and connects gaps and patterns across business and technology areas that drive changes and improvements to products, IP (both existing and new), technologies, and/or processes/practices that enable solutions to scale across customers. Contributes to the development and modification of Microsoft's structured frameworks and methodologies. Provides thought leadership and innovation to customers/partners and internal communities at the local level.
Contributes to leading virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, and shares ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger virtual team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Demonstrates strong industry knowledge and increases recognition for Microsoft solutions by contributing to and sometimes leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite) Contributes to intellectual property (IP) and identifies patterns where no IP exists (e.g., CoPilot and AI scenarios) to help build scalable and repeatable models. Participates in external technical and non-technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, webcasts, blogs, hackathons) that elevate the Microsoft brand and shares learnings across internal teams.
**Qualifications**
Required/minimum qualifications:
+ German language fluency.
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
+ Cloud & AI Platform Infrastructure deep technical experience.
**A strong focus on below is required:**
**Infrastructure & Platform Expertise**
+ **Virtual Machines (VMs)** - Windows and Linux
+ **Networking** - VNETs, VPNs, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, Network Security Groups
+ **Storage** - Blob, Disk, File, Backup, Recovery Services Vault
+ **Identity & Access Management** - Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Conditional Access
+ **Security** - Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure Policy, Sentinel
+ **Hybrid Cloud** - Azure Arc, on-premises integration, VMware, and Hyper-V
+ **Containers & Infra as Code** - AKS, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates
+ **Monitoring & Management** - Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
**Architecture & Design**
+ Cloud-based solution architecture (IaaS and PaaS)
+ Azure Well-Architected Framework
+ Cloud Adoption Framework
+ Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
**DevOps & Automation**
+ Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
+ PowerShell, CLI, Ansible
+ CI/CD pipelines and automation scripting
**Certifications**
+ Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Additional or preferred qualifications:
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
+ Experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
+ Experience working on technical projects.
+ Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
+ Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
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