Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Senior)

Location: Cape Town Work Type: Hybrid Job ID: J107294

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative sustainable inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse you will be working with the best globally.

What you will be doing:

• Manage global hybrid infrastructure and identity platforms to ensure uptime security and performance.
  
• Implement identity security controls (Conditional Access MFA PIM) and drive transition from Active Directory to Entra ID.
  
• Provide 3rd and 4th line support for complex issues in collaboration with the Technology and Innovation team.
  
• Evaluate recommend and implement new technologies and infrastructure best practices.
  
• Optimise and secure infrastructure while supporting continuous operational improvements.
  

What our client is looking for:

• Relevant IT tertiary qualifications and vendor certifications would be ideal.
  
• 5 years of hands-on system administration or infrastructure management experience ideally within the financial services industry.
  
• Comprehensive expertise in Microsoft Entra ID and identity management including MFA PIM and Conditional Access.
  
• Strong proficiency in Azure (IaaS PaaS/SaaS) and Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
  
• In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft infrastructure stack covering Windows Server Active Directory DNS IIS and SQL.
  
• Experience with Office 365 tools Microsoft Defender and Mimecast security solutions.
  
• Competency in administration and Infrastructure as Code scripting using PowerShell KQL and Terraform.
  
• Solid understanding of IT fundamentals networking basics enterprise security concepts RBAC and least privilege principles.
  
• Proven capability in system implementation and complex 3rd and 4th line troubleshooting and support.
  
• Self-motivated proactive and personable approach with strong communication skills and readiness for out-of-hours incident response.
  

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer do visit our website - Engineer Infrastructure Azure Entra ID PowerShell Terraform Active Directory Financial Services

Required Skills:

Cloud Engineer Infrastructure Azure Entra ID PowerShell Terraform Active Directory Financial Services

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1