Azure Platform Engineer

Kocho • London, CA

27d • Remote

About The Position

We are Kocho

Kocho recognise that technology on its own does not deliver change and offers technology adoption services alongside excellent technical consulting to enable our clients to achieve their business goals on their journey to Become Greater.

Our head office is in the heart of London’s West End and provides a comfortable working environment with flexible collaboration spaces that encourage our people to Become Greater with the aim to Do What’s Right.

Kocho is an equal opportunities employer. We make recruitment decisions based on qualifications, skill set and experiences. We consider all suitable candidates regardless of their age, sex, gender reassignment, race, religious beliefs, or lack thereof, marital status, disability or sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. This is mindset aligns with our company values as we understand that we are Better Together.

We are seeking a highly capable Azure engineer, you will be responsible to remotely deliver senior 3rd line support and project services to multiple international customers, in line with contractual SLAs and KPIs.

Requirements

• AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
• ITIL v3/v4 Foundation
• Microsoft Windows Server OS in an Enterprise environment (Implementing, managing and supporting)
• Microsoft Windows Active Directory Services (Implementing, managing and supporting)
• PowerShell scripting (analyse, edit & create)
• Configuring and maintaining all aspects of azure resources: Virtual Machines, AVD, Key vaults, Bastion, Azure Policy, Storage accounts, Azure AD, MFA, Conditional access policies, Load balancers, Application Gateways, Backups, Azure Update Manager, Azure Arc, Logic Apps, PIM & RBAC, Enterprise Applications
• Compile technical documentation and user guides for IT systems and applications
• Strong written and oral communication in English is a must.
• Strong and proven troubleshooting ability in a large scale, fast-paced operations environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage time to support multiple high-priority objectives simultaneously.
• Ability to make timely and sound decisions under conditions of uncertainty and / or stress.
• Ability to design solutions and develop plans that are appropriately comprehensive, realistic, and effective in meeting the stated goals of both Computacenter and its customer base.
• Ability to manage client and management expectations, keeping all stakeholders informed about projects and / or incidents.
• Ability to adjust plans to respond to changing business priorities.
• People Skills - Ability to work collaboratively within a team sharing ideas and gaining consensus on a proper solution.
• Effective and personable communication with customers and vendors to achieve desired results.
• Ability and desire to mentor teammates on areas of expertise, helping raise the collective knowledge of the team –
• Desire and drive to attain results and closure on issues even if faced with resistance & reluctance.
• Reliability and commitment to getting the job done (including after hours as required

Nice To Haves

• AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administration
• AZ-140 Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
• AZ-305 Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
• Experience with vulnerability management platforms.
• Exposure to hybrid cloud environments (Azure/On-prem).
• Monthly Patch Monitoring
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Tool Expertise - Utilize tools such as N-Able, Azure Update Manager, and Autopatch to manage and automate patching workflows
• Scripting & Automation
• Windows Server Maintenance
• Strong presentation skills are considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide third line incident management (diagnosis, investigation, resolution), as well as technical project implementation services to Kocho’s customers focusing on Cloud technologies.
• Work with incident management, service desk, other technical teams and the customer as required.
• Understand SLAs in a production environment and proactively strive to meet the commitments.
• Provide detailed and effective communication to internal teams and customers.
• Work directly with vendors to identify innovative solutions and actively apply those solutions for customer issues.
• Follow through on issues with vendors for a timely resolution.
• To be an integral team member identifying and contributing to customer service improvement suggestions, initiatives and solution realisation to all of Kocho’s customers.
• Develop and enhance cooperative interdepartmental relationships and communications throughout the company and with individuals external to the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed