Server Engineer II - Cloud Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

• Server & Cloud Infrastructure Provision, configure, and maintain virtual machines and cloud compute resources (Azure VMs / EC2 instances).
• Administer Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 in cloud and hybrid on-premises environments.
• Manage storage resources including Azure Blob/File Storage, AWS S3/EBS/EFS, and backup vaults.
• Configure and maintain load balancers, auto-scaling groups, and availability sets/zones.
• Identity & Access Management Support Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) or AWS IAM for user, group, role, and policy management.
• Aid with SSO integrations, conditional access policies, and MFA configuration.
• Maintain hybrid identity synchronization (Azure AD Connect or equivalent AWS Directory integrations).
• Networking & Security Configure and manage virtual networks, subnets, NSGs/security groups, VPNs, and peering connections.
• Apply security hardening baselines aligned with CIS Benchmarks or cloud provider best practices.
• Support firewall rules, WAF configurations, and network access controls.
• Monitoring, Alerting & Reporting Build and maintain dashboards using Azure Monitor / AWS CloudWatch for resource and performance visibility.
• Configure alerting thresholds and escalation workflows for infrastructure events.
• Produce operational reports on uptime, resource utilization, and cost efficiency.
• Backup, Recovery & Patching Administer backup policies using Azure Backup / AWS Backup or third-party tooling.
• Coordinate and execute monthly patching cycles for cloud-hosted servers using WSUS, AWS SSM Patch Manager, or Azure Update Manager.
• Participate in DR testing and validation exercises.
• Incident Response & Troubleshooting Respond to and resolve infrastructure incidents for cloud-hosted server environments.
• Perform root cause analysis and document corrective/preventive actions.
• Escalate critical issues to Senior Engineers or Cloud Architects as needed.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing Create and maintain operational SOPs, runbooks, and architecture documentation.
• Create and update configuration management records and asset inventories.
• Contribute to team knowledge base and onboarding materials.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in server administration or cloud infrastructure roles.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: Microsoft Azure: VMs, Azure AD/Entra ID, Azure Networking, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup Amazon AWS: EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, AWS Backup / SSM
• Strong working knowledge of Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) administration.
• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts: VNet/VPC, subnets, security groups, DNS, VPN.
• Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM, RBAC, MFA, SSO).
• Understanding of backup and disaster recovery concepts in cloud environments.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, or equivalent).