Senior IT Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer (m/f/d)

Job summary

Own and improve IT infrastructure while leading the transition from VM-based hosting to Microsoft Azure. The role combines cloud architecture and migration with Linux and Docker operations, Jira Cloud and Microsoft 365/Entra ID administration, operational security, and infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, and Python.

Benefits

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, cloud engineering, or IT operations.
• Degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent qualification.
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, including Azure VMs, networking, storage, monitoring, backup, Entra ID, RBAC, and security controls.
• Experience planning or executing cloud and infrastructure migrations.
• Strong Linux administration experience, preferably with Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat-based systems.
• Practical experience with virtualization, Docker, networking, DNS, TLS certificates, SSH, firewalls, and backup systems.
• Strong understanding of patch management, least-privilege access, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, and secure system design.
• Experience administering Jira Cloud and integrating it with other systems using APIs, webhooks, or automation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible.
• Good English skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration of selected virtual machines and services to Microsoft Azure.
• Design and maintain Azure networking, virtual machines, storage, identity, monitoring, backups, access controls, and cost management.
• Establish infrastructure-as-code and automation using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Maintain Linux servers, virtual machines, Docker environments, and internal services.
• Manage operating system upgrades, security updates, patching, hardening, and lifecycle processes.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, availability, backups, performance, and vulnerabilities.
• Establish backup, restore, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures.
• Administer Jira Cloud projects, workflows, permissions, roles, automations, integrations, marketplace applications, and licenses.
• Support Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration, including identity, access, MFA, RBAC, and integrations.
• Maintain secure connectivity, DNS, certificates, VPNs, firewalls, reverse proxies, and internal network services.
• Support security monitoring, logging, incident investigation, vulnerability remediation, and operational security controls.
• Provide advanced technical support and escalate complex infrastructure and access issues.
• Document systems, dependencies, maintenance procedures, architecture decisions, and recovery processes.
• Coordinate with vendors and external service providers.

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Relocation