Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operatingover 260 data centers across the globe.Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providingan equitable work environmentthat is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Job Summary
Mid-level application administrator with experience in areas including installation, configuration, build, deployment, migration, refreshes, backups and troubleshooting. May also have experience in audit, compliance and governance. Should understand the importance of application security and control.
Responsibilities
Implement, monitor, and maintain various Microsoft Azure solutions, Azure SaaS Cloud Services, and resources
Deploy and maintain PaaS & SaaS enterprise application for environments hosted on cloud infrastructure
Hands-on experience in provisioning, installation, configuration, and maintenance of the system hardware and software, and related infrastructure
Hands on experience in GenAI Infra provisioning
Understanding of Azure resources and services such as containers, virtual machines, storage, firewalls, network security groups, web application firewalls, etc
Manage cloud environments in line with security guidelines, scaling and capacity requirements and develop a library of scripts to automate support processes and cloud environments
Ensure that solutions exhibit high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, appropriate reusability, and reliability upon deployment
Troubleshoot and resolve Azure environment performance issues, connectivity issues and security issues
Manage Azure infrastructure and collaborate with various teams to ensure it integrates seamlessly with all components including network, security, messaging, and remote access
Identify and generate solutions to current problems in the organization. Research, adopt and relate new technologies to solve issues that arise while adhering to company security and standards
Optimize Azure buildouts for cost/performance (VM optimization, reserved instances, etc.)
Ability to identify and troubleshoot Azure server and SQL database related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resources
Strong understanding and background of working with a complex Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP and the requirement of strictly following standards, procedures, and processes
Advanced knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Kerberos and Windows Authentication
Knowledge of Network and TCP/IP routing/subnetting
Excellent PowerShell skills
Experience with Azure AD, Active Directory including managing/maintaining GPOs
Develop framework and scripts to automate workflows and deployments in cloud environment
Implementing and maintaining advanced DevOps architectures in the cloud
Experience building and deploying distributed systems using modern CI/CD pipelines
Demonstrate expertise with Infrastructure as a Code tools for Azure platforms
Automate infrastructure provisioning, DevOps, and/or continuous integration/delivery
Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Configuration and deployment of infrastructure that includes but not limited to the following services: accounts, identity and access management, network architecture, application security, observability, cost optimization, and billing
Experience with containerization, artifact repository, and orchestration technologies (such as Docker, Kubernetes)
Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration technologies and Kubernetes is a must
Familiarity with standard IT security practices such as identity and access management, data protection, encryption, certificate, and key management
Hands-on experience with deployment technologies
Implement tools and processes necessary to achieve required SLOs
Ability to analyze and debug source code to triage, root cause and resolve issues in the infrastructure
Qualifications
7+ years’ experience in MS Azure administration
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or related technology
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Very detail-oriented in planning, implementation, documentation, and follow-up
The ability to work completely independently or with a team
Team player attitude with experience working in a collaborative environment.
Experience with Azure admin and Devops
Experience in GenAI Infra provisioning
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Very detail-oriented in planning, implementation, documentation, and follow-up
The ability to work completely independently or with a team
Team player attitude with experience working in a collaborative environment
AWS and GCP knowledge is preferred
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.