Description
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Microsoft Cloud Engineer to join the IT Department. Our support/project functions are crucial to the success of the business by supporting the business strategy and growth plans. This role will mainly focus on Marston’s journey to the Cloud and the eventual exit of our on premise Data Centres towards the end of 2022.
Our Head Office is based in Wolverhampton, however you will be able to work from home, with occasional office/site visits required.
Key Responsibilities:
• To work within a Datacentre Migration Programme to migrate all on-premise workloads to Microsoft Azure
• Planning of migrations to minimize business impact
• To raise the skills within the existing teams in order to operate effectively once the migration is complete
• Produce professional, clear and comprehensive documentation.
Key Skills and Experience:
• Have experience of how a Cloud Centre of Excellence operates and be able to upskill existing team members
• Strong knowledge of Virtualisation technologies including VMWare
• Experience of using Azure Migrate
• Knowledge of ARM templates
• Have experience of optimizing workloads once in the cloud
• Strong experience of Microsoft infrastructure 5 – Active Directory, Exchange, SQL etc
• An excellent understanding of Azure and related Certifications would be an advantage
• A highly motivated self-starter who can manage their agreed workload with little direction
• An excellent communicator with the ability to engage and co-ordinate activities with various stakeholders and 3rd party vendors
• A team player who works well in a “relaxed but professional” environment
• Ideally have experience in Office 365 migrations such as Exchange Online, SharePoint and Teams.
What you get in return:
Our Head Office is based in Wolverhampton, however you will be able to work from home, with occasional office/site visits required.
Key Responsibilities:
• To work within a Datacentre Migration Programme to migrate all on-premise workloads to Microsoft Azure
• Planning of migrations to minimize business impact
• To raise the skills within the existing teams in order to operate effectively once the migration is complete
• Produce professional, clear and comprehensive documentation.
Key Skills and Experience:
• Have experience of how a Cloud Centre of Excellence operates and be able to upskill existing team members
• Strong knowledge of Virtualisation technologies including VMWare
• Experience of using Azure Migrate
• Knowledge of ARM templates
• Have experience of optimizing workloads once in the cloud
• Strong experience of Microsoft infrastructure 5 – Active Directory, Exchange, SQL etc
• An excellent understanding of Azure and related Certifications would be an advantage
• A highly motivated self-starter who can manage their agreed workload with little direction
• An excellent communicator with the ability to engage and co-ordinate activities with various stakeholders and 3rd party vendors
• A team player who works well in a “relaxed but professional” environment
• Ideally have experience in Office 365 migrations such as Exchange Online, SharePoint and Teams.
What you get in return:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the ability to buy and sell holiday
- 20% off in Marston’s pubs and accommodation through our Privilege Card
- Marston’s Rewards Programme (discounts with major retailers)
- Company Contributory Pension Scheme
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