What does a successful Application Specialist- Professional do?
As an experienced member of our Environment Management Team, He/she will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the Lower Environments, Deploying the packages through Azure DevOps Pipelines. He/She would be collaborating with Development and Testing Team to fix and resolve the issues, Also he would be coordinating with Release Management team on code progression and refreshing QA Environments/ The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux, scripting, Splunk, Azure, Openshift administration.
What you will do:
- Manage and maintain Linux-based systems in a cloud environment.
- Deploy and manage resources in Microsoft Azure, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency.
- Implement and oversee patch management processes to ensure all systems are up-to-date with the latest security patches and updates.
- Participate in the release management process, including planning, coordinating, and executing software releases with minimal downtime.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to automate infrastructure deployment and management.
- Apache Kafka support.
- Splunk Alerts Monitoring.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to maintain high availability.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations regarding cloud security and data protection.
- Document procedures, configurations, and changes to improve team knowledge sharing and compliance.
What you will need to have:
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field
- Overall, 5+ years of experience.
- Proven experience with Linux system administration.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services and tools.
- Familiarity with patch management tools and techniques.
- Experience with release management processes and best practices.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts and security practices in cloud environments.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Linux Professional Institute Certification) are a plus.
- Flexibility to work on shifts/weekends.
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