Windows Azure Engineer

Role: Windows Azure Engineer Locations: Shelton, CT (Fully Onsite) Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 5 Days every week.

Windows Server Administration:
Promote a server to a Domain Controller
Active Directory and its main components
Tiered administration in Active Directory
Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
Implement Just Enough Administration (JEA) in a Windows Server
AppLocker or Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC)
NTFS and ReFS
Troubleshoot DNS issues in a Windows Server environment
Windows Failover Cluster for SQL Server or Hyper-V
FSMO roles
Implement and manage WSUS
DFS Replication and Storage Replica
Configure DHCP failover
Secure a Windows Server environment
Implement high availability for file servers.
Automate administrative tasks using PowerShell
Best practices for patch management in a large enterprise
Monitor and optimize server performance
LDAP vs LDAPS
PowerShell script
Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Azure Cloud Infrastructure
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Azure Regions and Availability Zones
Create and manage virtual machines in Azure
Azure Blob Storage and Azure File Storage
Azure Active Directory
Implement Azure Site Recovery
NSGs (Network Security Groups)
Configure Azure Backup for on-premises servers
Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
Manage identity and access in Azure
Design a hybrid cloud infrastructure using Azure
Azure Blueprints
Implement role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure
Secure Azure resources using policies and initiatives
Azure Automation
Performance Monitor and Resource Monitor
hub-and-spoke network topology in Azure
Azure Virtual WAN and traditional VPN Gateway setups
Azure AD Connect and Pass-through Authentication
Azure Automation Runbooks
Integrate Azure with CI/CD pipelines
Performance issues in Azure VMs
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics