The Role
Supports deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Azure infrastructure and services. Responsibilities include managing virtual machines, storage, networking, Azure SQL, App Services, logs, Linux and Windows systems, and networking components. The role uses Azure Monitor, Azure CLI, Bash, and PowerShell for monitoring, troubleshooting, scripting, and automation while applying foundational security practices.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Junior Azure Cloud Engineer supports the deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cloud-based infrastructure and services in a Microsoft Azure environment. The role suits someone with practical Azure exposure who wants to develop further in cloud infrastructure and DevOps, and requires a minimum of three years of relevant experience.
Duties:
- Deploy, maintain, and support Azure infrastructure and services, including virtual machines, storage, networking, Azure SQL, and App Services
- Monitor platform health and performance using Azure Monitor and related tooling
- Investigate application and system logs to identify and resolve issues
- Troubleshoot problems across cloud environments, Linux and Windows systems, and core networking components such as DNS, VPN, virtual networks, and subnets
- Apply basic scripting and automation with Azure CLI, Bash, and PowerShell to support day-to-day operations
- Follow security fundamentals when configuring and supporting Azure resources
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of relevant experience
- Practical exposure to Microsoft Azure, including virtual machines, storage, networking, Azure SQL, App Services, and Azure Monitor
- Experience investigating application and system logs
- Experience working with Linux and Windows
- Understanding of basic networking concepts, including DNS, VPN, virtual networks, and subnets
- Basic scripting or automation with Azure CLI, Bash, or PowerShell
- Experience troubleshooting cloud environments
- Understanding of security fundamentals
- Advantageous: Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, Terraform, Python, Ansible, Azure Functions, monitoring and logging tools, or AZ-104 certification
Benefits
Monthly salary - R33,159.67.
Skills Required
- Minimum of three years of relevant experience
- Practical experience with Microsoft Azure, including virtual machines, storage, networking, Azure SQL, App Services, and Azure Monitor
- Experience investigating application and system logs
- Experience working with Linux and Windows
- Understanding of DNS, VPN, virtual networks, and subnets
- Basic scripting or automation using Azure CLI, Bash, or PowerShell
- Experience troubleshooting cloud environments
- Understanding of security fundamentals
- Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, Terraform, Python, Ansible, Azure Functions, monitoring and logging tools, or AZ-104 certification
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