Azure HCI Consultant with Security Clearance

Seeking highly skilled candidates with experience with Azure HCI solutions. Azure Administration certification preferred. This role will focus on the hardware stack for the most part and will need experience with both compute nodes and network administration.
Initial contract will be for 25 weeks with expected renewal to complete one year and beyond.
Administration:

• Monitors, reviews, and manages Dell infrastructure.

• Manages user requests.

• Manages and reviews log fi les.

• Generates regular operational reports. Problem Management:

• Isolates and troubleshoots incidents.

• Performs service incident coordination.

• Opens service requests on behalf of the Customer.

• Participates in root cause analysis review.
Change Management:

• Performs software/firmware management assistance and collaboration.

• Implements change management requests.

• Assists with solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with key stakeholders.

• Manages migration activities (monitor reports).
Continual Service Improvement:

• Recommends procedure changes that result in operational optimization.

• Shares best practices from other engagements.

• Provides performance tuning recommendations.
Post Implementation Planning and Knowledge Sharing:

• Performs transition planning with deployment team.

• Performs incremental host and network configuration beyond deployment scope.

• Conducts knowledge transfer for new technology features, management and admin activities, and Standard Operating Procedures.

• Provides recommendations on product enhancements and upgrades.

• Sets up initial reports on supported products.

• Implements Dell System Management Tools.

• Performs run-book updates (in conjunction with Customer Staff ).
Change Evaluation and Recommendations:

• Reviews IT processes and policies (Incident, capacity, performance and change management, user, and back up policy) - as part of new solution or continuous improvement.

• Assists with the solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with other key stakeholders.

• Conducts knowledge transfer to address the Customer's skills and resource gaps as well as technology recommendations.