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The Azure Infrastructure manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the seamless operation of our Azure-based cloud infrastructure. This role focuses on the day-to-day management, monitoring, and support of cloud services, ensuring uptime, efficiency, and maintaining the organization's cloud security posture.
ERAC is a reinsurance company managing life, LTC, SSA and several other lines of business with $40B in insurance reserves. The Azure Infrastructure manager will report to Sr. Director - Director of Technology.

Job Description

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Company Overview

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Site Overview

Established in 2000, the John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC) in Bengaluru is our multidisciplinary research and engineering center. Engineers and scientists at JFWTC have contributed to hundreds of aviation patents, pioneering breakthroughs in engine technologies, advanced materials, and additive manufacturing.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Azure Infrastructure Management:

• Regularly monitor and manage Azure resources such as VMs, Azure virtual desktops, storage accounts, and virtual networks.
• Ensure optimal performance, cost efficiency, and resource utilization within the Azure environment.

DevOps, automation and IaC using Terraform:

• Hands on knowledge in Azure DevOps
• Experience in coding using Terraform for IaC

Operational Monitoring:

• Utilize Azure Monitor and Azure Alerts and ServiceNow to maintain a bird's eye view of operations, ensuring early detection and remediation of potential issues.
• Ensure logging and monitoring solutions are in place for all cloud infrastructure.

Backup and Disaster Recovery:

• Implement, manage, and test backup and disaster recovery processes using Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and other relevant tools.

Security & Compliance:

• Adherence to company policies and compliance requirements.
• Participate in audits ensuring secure configuration and compliance.

Resource Provisioning & Scaling:

• Deploy and manage Azure resources through Azure Portal, Azure CLI, and ARM templates.
• Ensure resources are optimally sized to balance performance and cost.
• Implement auto-scaling as needed.

Network Management:

• Manage Azure Virtual Networks, Subnets, VPN Gateways, and Network Security Groups.
• Ensure secure and efficient network traffic flow between Azure and on-premises infrastructure.

Patch Management:

• Regularly apply patches and updates to Azure services and infrastructure.
• Stay updated with Azure's latest offerings and updates.

Automation:

• Use Azure Automation, Logic Apps, and other tools to automate repetitive administrative tasks, ensuring consistent and error-free deployment and management of resources.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with cloud architects, developers, and other IT staff to deploy and support cloud applications.
• Act as a point of contact for any Azure-related operational issues.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field, with at least 6+ years of experience in cloud computing roles.
• Azure Solution Architect certification or similar.
• Comprehensive understanding of Azure infrastructure components, Azure CLI, PowerShell scripting, DevOps, Disaster recovery and Azure networking.

Desired Characteristics:

• Analytical thinker, capable of diagnosing and addressing complex cloud infrastructure issues.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to document processes, and relay technical information in layman terms.
• An inclination towards continuous learning and keeping updated with Azure's rapidly evolving landscape.
• Team player, with a knack for collaborating efficiently with diverse teams.
• Strong commitment to maintaining security and compliance standards in the cloud environment.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

About Us:

GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Closing comment:

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

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Compensation Grade

LPB2

Relocation Assistance Provided: No