Azure Optimization SME (m/f/d)

Beschreibung

We are currently looking for an Azure Optimization SME (m/f/d) for our energy client

Start: 13.09.2021
End: 31.01.2022
Volume: fulltime
Location: Remote
Language: English, German (n2h)

Background:
Hosting and Cloud Technologies (HaCT) optimization team defines the standards and evaluation framework to help monitor Azure resource utilization and optimize cost & other existing processes followed within HaCT. This project aims at optimizing all cloud azure hosting capabilities with primary focus around cost optimization and resource utilization.

Task description (performed independently):
- Design and implement (agreed by internal stakeholders) cost optimization strategy for Azure
resources (IaaS & PaaS). Define a long term cost optimization roadmap and agree with the client
stakeholders, this should be carried out with Cloud best practices.
- Define guidelines for improving the sustainability of the hosting environment and implement them.
- Define and implement cost & resource utilization KPIs (Power Bi real time dashboards) and agree
internally.
- Review the recommendations provided by Microsoft azure advisor tool (cost, OE, performance)
and implement them with the support of respective teams within HaCT.
- Liaise with all other HaCT teams and drive the operation excellence (process standardization and
optimization).
- Define the azure resource reservation strategy and agree with the client. Guidelines need internal
approval
- Continuously track technology trends that help optimize the clients Azure and provide feedback to
the internal architecture team.
- Identify topics (agreed by client) to advertise and promote with articles, blogs, videos in cloudworks
hub (A central platform to share information about how we use cloud within the client).

The client provides all necessary information & access to the systems (ADO, ServiceNow) in advance:

Skills:
- Strong understanding of Azure cloud costing &amp Azure advisor
- Deep functional and technical knowledge of ITIL processes &amp
- Operational excellence
- Critical thinking and analysis of existing processes to provide feedback and guidance on continuous
service improvement
- Basic understanding of Azure IaaS - Azure VMs & Azure PaaS services like ASE, Azure Web
Apps, Azure functions, SQL PaaS, Azure Storage, APIM, azure cognitive services etc
- Azure DevOps - Sprint grooming, planning, retrospective
- Experience in generating KPI reports
- Experience in building dashboards
- Team leadership skills - communication, organization, team work, customer orientation &
ability to innovate
- Problem solving & interpersonal skills
Nice to have:
- Experience in creating reports & dashboards in Power Bi from various data sources (DB, REST
APIs etc)
- Working knowledge on MS Flows & PowerApps
- Experience in creating contents for knowledge sharing platforms like wiki / SharePoint

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.