Senior Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ecuador.

📋 Description

• Oversee WWF's Azure infrastructure, which encompasses subscriptions, resource provisioning, and management of Windows, SQL, Red Hat, and firewall virtual machines in both production and staging environments.

• Set up Microsoft Entra tenants, implement Azure Enterprise Apps single sign-on, manage RBAC, and organize user groups.

• Proactively apply system patches and automate Azure management utilizing PowerShell and Graph API.

• Develop backup strategies and create disaster recovery playbooks.

• Diagnose networking issues across VNETs, sites, and tenants, including aspects related to firewalls, load balancers, DNS, Azure, and Cloudflare.

• Act as the subject-matter expert for matters concerning Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365.

• Lead projects from inception to completion, ensuring effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Provide support to WWF-US and Country Offices throughout South America, Central America, Africa, and Asia.

• Be available for occasional after-hours or weekend work to address critical outages or planned maintenance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field.

• At least 8 years of professional experience, with a minimum of 6 years in the IT sector.

• Proficiency in both verbal and written English and Spanish.

• Experience in managing large-scale enterprise IT systems.

• Extensive hands-on experience with highly available and resilient Azure production systems.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, cloud architecture, cloud networking, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and both Windows and Linux servers.

• Expertise in managing Windows domains and Active Directory.

• Proficient in using PowerShell and Graph API for Azure management, workflow automation, and deployment orchestration.

• Familiar with provisioning and managing access for Fabric, Power BI, and Azure Foundry.

• Experience in integrating Microsoft Copilot for M365, Copilot Studio, and Copilot Agents into enterprise Azure/M365 environments, including configuring data access control and governance.

• Significant experience in building, deploying, and managing Azure virtual machines.

• Proven ability to diagnose complex cloud or hybrid system issues and develop scalable solutions.

• Expertise in infrastructure, Azure cloud architecture, identity and access management with Entra ID, and AI-driven automation technologies.

• Skills in configuring Microsoft Entra tenants and domains, including DNS and VNET setup.

• Willingness to work occasional after-hours or weekends for critical outages or planned maintenance.

• Must currently reside in and be authorized to work in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Suriname, or Guyana.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the job's location; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

• Resumes and cover letters should be submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• No paid relocation offered.

• Salary and benefits provided in local currency.

• Option for remote work available.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities.