Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Associate

Job Description

About Heartland Business Systems (HBS)

Heartland Business Systems (HBS) is a company that provides consulting services to clients, focusing on cloud infrastructure.

Job Description: Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Associate

Job Type: Full-time, Temporary, Internship

Position Summary:

The Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Associate will work alongside the HBS Cloud Architecture Team (CAT) to provide technical expertise and support to clients. The role involves assisting with the development, implementation, and support of cloud-based services and solutions. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with clients to understand their business needs and propose solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities/ Essential Functions:

• Work as a member of the HBS Cloud Architecture Team (CAT) providing consultative and proactive project support to HBS clients.
• Gain knowledge of various technologies and platforms as directed by the leader and customer demands.
• Provide support, maintenance, and administration for client environments.
• Contribute to the assessment, development, implementation, optimization, and documentation of security technologies and processes, including data protection, cryptography, key management, identity, and access management (IAM) within SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud environments.
• Participate in cross-education and mentoring of other Heartland Interns, Engineers, and related personnel.

Requirements:

Competencies:

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Ambition
• Applied Learning
• Detail Orientated
• Ethical
• Interpersonal
• Organized
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Technical Aptitude

Required Skills, Education and/ or Certifications:

• Enrolled in a university majoring in an IT-related field.
• Minimum 3.5 GPA.

Preferred Experience:

• At least 3 months of industry experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure solutions:
• Azure AD (AAD / Entra ID), including Azure AD Connect (AADC), SAML SSO and OpenID Connect (OIDC), Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR), Password Protection, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
• Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
• Networking and DNS, including Network Security Groups (NSGs), VPN Gateways, Traffic Managers, Load Balancers, Private Link, and ExpressRoute.
• Storage: Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery
• Pricing & Cost Management
• Experience implementing and designing systems-based solutions with a focus on the cloud (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS).
• Experience installing and supporting Microsoft enterprise products.
• PowerShell, Python, or other scripting and development background.
• Familiarity or experience with Linux.
• Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.

Preferred Skills, Education and/ or Certifications:

• One or more of the following certifications:
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

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