The Sr Technical Consultant – Cloud acts as the point of escalation for infrastructure operations, responsible for handling complex issues, driving root cause analysis, and implementing long-term solutions. This role also contributes to infrastructure design, optimization, and strategic initiatives, while mentoring L1/L2 teams and ensuring adherence to best practices. Key responsibilities include leading upgrades, migrations, and changes across various environments, collaborating on solution design, and driving process improvements.
Good To Have:- Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware, CCNA, ITIL Intermediate).
Must Have:- Act as technical escalation point for critical incidents and cross-domain issues.
- Perform deep-dive troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and long-term fixes.
- Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and complex changes.
- Work closely with L3 and architecture teams on solution design.
- Drive process improvements and establish advanced SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge-sharing documents.
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to enforce governance and risk mitigation.
- Engage with vendors for escalations, patch management, and advanced product support.
- Contribute to capacity planning, performance benchmarking, and cost optimization efforts.
- 6–9 years of experience in infrastructure support/engineering roles.
- Expertise as a Change manager/change management expert.
- Ability to lead and drive bridge calls.
- Expertise in at least two core domains (e.g., Windows/Linux servers, virtualization, storage/backup, networking, cloud).
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills for complex, multi-layered issues.
- Experience with scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
- Familiarity with enterprise monitoring, ITSM, and infrastructure orchestration tools.
- Good understanding of ITIL processes with experience driving problem/change management.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to coordinate across teams.
- Flexibility to work rotational shifts, including night shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
- Ability to handle responsibilities independently during off-hours.