Cloud Infrastructure Analyst

Overview

As a Cloud Infrastructure Analyst you are responsible for implementation, security, monitoring, and maintenance of Microsoft Azure solutions, including major services related to Compute, Storage, Network and Security.

 

The Cloud Infrastructure Analyst supports and expands development and operations (DEV/OPS) and automation capabilities and assists in administering Cloud systems and Cloud environments to ensure availability, reliability, security, and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor, and maintain Microsoft Azure solutions including compute, storage, network and security.
• Support the design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of various Azure IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) environments.
• Deploy and maintain Azure IaaS Virtual Machines, Azure Application and Networking Services to support growth into the cloud.
• Build, deploy, and maintain containers (stand-alone (Docker) and orchestrated with Kubernetes).
• Optimize Azure buildouts for cost/performance (VM optimization, reserved instances, etc.).
• Participate in the implementation and delivery of Microsoft Azure projects.
• Configure, optimize, and maintain Active Directory.
• Implement, configure, and maintain Cloud backups, including policy creation and retention periods.
• Implement and maintain Cloud Storage solution ensuring cost containment.
• Implement, maintain, test, and document Disaster Recover (DR) Plans.
• Ensure adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Computer Science or related IT discipline.
• Microsoft certifications such as Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, and Azure DevOps Engineer are an asset.
• Five years of experience in the IT industry, including:
  • Two years across Cloud Platforms, including deployments in Microsoft Azure or other large cloud platforms with experience with cloud migrations, automation and/or Infrastructure as Code.
  • Two years of project management or technical leadership experience in the same or related technical support discipline.

Conditions of Employment

• This position participates in rotating on-call support.

Employee Benefits

Health benefits

We offer a comprehensive health benefits program that includes:

• flexible health, dental and vision plans
• health spending account
• travel health coverage
• other extended health benefits such as ambulance, massage and physiotherapy

Financial security

In an effort to support financial security, we offer:

• registered pension plan
• group, dependent, and optional life insurance coverage
• sick leave to cover short-term disability
• long-term disability

Wellness

We offer programs that focus on how to better achieve a balance between work and personal commitments, as well as maintain a healthy workplace culture. This includes:

• vacation entitlement
• maternity, parental and adoptive leaves
• bereavement and family responsibility leaves
• employee and family assistance program
• mental-health programming
• onsite employee gym facility (Cityplace)
• discounted gym memberships
• wellness account

Diversity and inclusion

Manitoba Public Insurance believes that diversity and inclusion strengthens us. We consider ourselves to be a barrier-free organization where individual values, beliefs and practices are respected and appreciated for the diversity they bring to our work life.

 

Employee recognition

It’s important to recognize our employees for their contributions. Not only do we recognize employees as they achieve milestone years in their careers, we also have several outlets for leaders and peers to reward each other for work well done.

 

Professional development

We want our employees to grow, which is why we offer support in keeping their skills up to date. We offer in-house training, professional development and an educational assistance program.

 

Safety and health

In an effort to encourage a safe and healthy work environment, we offer various safety, health and workplace policies and programs along with technical expertise and assistance to support employee activities in safety and health.