Senior Consultant, Azure

Coretek is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Consultant to join our team. This position is the opportunity for continued growth and support to reach Architect level. Coretek Services is an industry leading consulting and managed solutions provider based in Southeastern Michigan built on a foundation of passionate technology professionals that embody our Core Values of Attitude, Integrity, and Relationships. Coretek specializes in cloud, virtualization, networking, security, modern data center, and mobility technologies, all of which would not be possible without the expertise and commitment of our team. It is easy to see why Coretek is regarded as one of the National Best and Brightest Places to Work and a trusted partner to Microsoft, Citrix, Nutanix, Palo Alto, Ivanti, IGEL, VMWare, and many more.  Coretek is distinguished as a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP.

SUCCESS IN THE ROLE

• Successful completion of projects in terms of budget, timelines, achieving objectives, and Customer Delight.  
• Recognized by management and fellow team members as a reliable escalation point for resolving technical issues and using those escalations as opportunities for team member development. 
• Recognized by Project Management as a trusted partner in communications, planning, and expectation management.
• Fully engaged in contributing to the culture of the organization. Coretek is a relationship-based company both internally and with customers.  Aligning with the company values of Accountability, Integrity, and Relationships (AIR) is key to a long and fulfilling career at Coretek.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement overall Azure solutions for customers, including development of detailed solution designs, implementation plans and documentation.
• Architect, design, and deliver technical solutions that integrate and optimize connectivity to Azure AI, ML (Machine Learning), and Data services with existing client infrastructure. 
• Leverage IaC (Infrastructure as Code) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) to fulfill business requirements for Coretek and its customers. 
• Consistently demonstrate professional Consulting and Communications skills.
• Determine detailed customer requirements. Understand the customer’s “why.”
• Facilitating the onboarding of new customer environments to Managed Services with seamless transition of duties and knowledge to appropriate team members. 
• Implement net new Azure environments leveraging the Cloud Adoption Framework model and migrating on-premises workloads to Azure using Azure Migrate.
• Validate and test implemented solutions to confirm functionality and security.
• Document all aspects of the solution for future reference and knowledge transfer.
• Transfer knowledge to internal teams and customers to ensure successful ongoing management of the solution.
• Troubleshooting, remediation, and Root Cause Analysis
• Develop implementation plans that can be executed by other team members performing the build aspects of the engagement.

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Assist in review of designs with manufacturers in their technical discipline(s).
• Assist in developing SOWs (Statements of Work) or technical scope of large SOWs.
• Providing accurate service Level of Effort scoping using CORETEK’s LOE tool.
• Verify accuracy of parts list against project requirements.
• Update and improve Coretek Defined Standards and templates.

Requirements

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Virtual Machines, Scale Sets, Storage Solutions, Azure Portal, Azure Migrate, CAF, WAF, Monitoring and Logging, Backup and Recovery.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning:  Experience with data connectors and integrations that extend the reach of AI within Azure, manage data flow into Azure Machine Learning services, and support big data platforms and connectors. Familiarity with Enterprise AI implementations, prompt writing, and data chunking. 

• Networking:  Express Route, VNets, routing, load balancing, Front Door, Application Gateway, Private Link/Endpoint, Ingress Services
• Platform as a Service (PaaS):  Azure SQL Database, Azure Containers and Kubernetes, Azure App Services, Cosmos DB, Logic Apps and Azure Functions
• Security & Identity: Access control, encryption, data protection, Azure AD and associated Microsoft Defender products.  Includes Blueprints and Policies for Governance.
• Cost Management: Expertise in optimizing and managing Azure costs using Azure Cost Management tools.

Delivering via Automation and IaC

Well-qualified candidates will have experience deploying the listed products, solutions, and technologies via IaC.  This includes leveraging provided modules, scripts and pipelines and ideally the ability to edit and refactor existing code.  Applicable products and platforms include ARM, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, Packer, Azure DevOps and PowerShell.

Additional Skills of Value

Coretek hosts a wide breadth of solutions and offerings.  Candidates with cross-domain experience and skills that align with the Coretek portfolio will be at an advantage.  These include:  DevOps, AI & Data, M365 E5, Merger and Acquisition related solutions, Citrix and Microsoft Virtualized End User Computing (VDI), Modern Security Solutions (SOC/SIEM), Enterprise and Cloud Networking, Network Security, Load Balancing, and Modern Data Center.  Candidates with experience in non-Azure public cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP in addition to Azure will also be prioritized.