Cloud Azure DevOps Consultant

Come join us

Our Consultants create sustainable concepts, working with our portfolio management team to make the most of technological developments in the Cloud. You’ll support your clients by working with them on the architecture and implementation of sophisticated cloud hosted solutions that support their business requirements. Your work helps clients get the very best out of the Cloud.

You’ll need to bring great interpersonal and communication skills to this role, as you help your technical and non-technical clients engage with often complex information.

Skills and experiences

**Technical Requirements**:
- Experience with Continuous Integration Delivery models such as Azure DevOps
or GitHub
including
CI/CD pipelines and
Infrastructure-as-Code- Strong
automation
experience using
Azure Automation, Azure CLI, PowerShell
,
Terraform
and
Bicep
templates- Strong knowledge of infrastructure solutions, specifically in relation to
Microsoft Azure
, platform migration, system security, enterprise directories, and cloud technologies- Design,
i
mplementation and
s
upport experience of
sophisticated
Azure infrastructure solutions
(Iaa
S
& Paa
S
)- Monitoring,
alerting
and logging tools (Azure Monitor / Log Analytics)- Azure HA/DR,
scaling,
and backup solutions
Azure Site Recovery
, Azure Backup, Scale Sets)- Strong experience with Azure networking and technologies including Hub-Spoke topology- Experience with Kubernetes technologies (Azure Kubernetes) is highly desirable- Familiarity
with ExpressRoute, VPN gateways and NextGen firewalls- Familiarity
with
Active Directory and
Entra ID
solutions.
Experience with
RBAC
and
MFA

**Non-Technical Requirements**:
- Experience interacting with clients from diverse professional backgrounds- Experience working with teams to
facilitate
project work- Solid experience in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in written form- Solid written and spoken English skills

**Preferred Certifications**:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, or within 1 year of hire- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
is highly
desirable

**Preferred Education Background**
- You will
likely have
a
Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems, information technology or a related area, and/or the equivalent of 5+ years of experience in the IT sector.About you

You are a solid technologist a nd trusted technology advisor who is just as comfortable working with a technical team as you are consulting with business users. You are a strong collaborator with excellent communications skills, are adept at mapping business needs to technology solutions and helping non-technical audiences understand the benefits of these solutions.

What you'll do

**Day-to-day, you will**:
- Mana
ge
and support
build and release
of DevOps
CI/CD pipelines- Actively craft and implement innovative Azure
cloud
solutions with Microsoft technologies for clients- Assist
in defining technological standards in Azure environments- Be involved in the entire project cycle from
analysing
requirements to crafting tasks,
facilitate
designs, build,
test
and provide operational documentation- Design
, implement and support
Microsoft Azure solutions that meet
customer’s technical, security, and business
requirements for modern workloads- Work with our customers to assess the technical feasibility for moving to Azure- Undertake professional and technical reviews to ensure that your client has the best solution for their technical, security and business needs

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade- Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year, with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
- Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
- Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growthEngaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in youFind out more about some of our benefits
Employee Benefits at Avanade | Avanade

A great place to work
- As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look
- We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.
- Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinkin