About the role
Job Description
The consultant will perform the following tasks/services:
* application installation, configuration and administration in production and non-production environments; * application monitoring, performance tuning and continuous improvement of the efficiency and quality of service; * applications support and maintenance activities such as incident, change, release and problem resolution; * writing and validating application procedures manuals, including troubleshooting guides, backup and restore plans; * automating administrative procedures for recurring system administration activities and provide installation and technical support documentation where required; * contributing to the structuring, maintenance and development of the technical knowledgebase supporting the ICT Operations activities; * reporting on application availability, performance, capacity and overall usage where required.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience. * Presents excellent command of English, at least at B2 level. * Minimum of 6 years of experience working as an IT professional in mid/large IT infrastructure environments, including deployment, support and maintenance of applications. * Minimum of 5 years of experience working as an IT professional in the area of application administration. * Minimum of 2 years of experience with micro-services, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as Docker or Kubernetes. * Minimum of 2 years of experience administering and supporting Elasticsearch. * Minimum of 5 years of experience working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions. * Good knowledge of the deployment and administration of Elasticsearch clusters. * Good knowledge of micro-services, container orchestration and container-based stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker and Rancher. * Good knowledge of configuration management concepts and technologies (e.g. Puppet, Ansible, Chocolatey). * Good knowledge of shell and/or PowerShell scripting. * Good knowledge of ITIL, including the incident, change and release management processes.
Desirable:
* Minimum of 2 years of experience working with Public or Hybrid Cloud services and solutions (AZURE or AWS). * Good knowledge of DEVOPS. * Good knowledge of relational databases (e.g. MS SQL, PostgreSQL) and how they interact with applications. * Good knowledge of Kong API Gateway. * Good knowledge of Public or Hybrid Cloud services and solutions (Azure or AWS). * Certifications in the above mentioned technologies.