High performing team members, challenging projects and a great place to work! This is what you can expect if you join the Quisitive team. Founded in 2016, Quisitive is a global Microsoft services and solutions partner with a team of professionals that has a long history of successfully delivering award-winning Microsoft solutions, including being
named the 2024 Worldwide Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Analytics. Our culture of continual learning and innovation ensures that we remain committed to Microsoft’s long-term strategy.
What do we attribute our award-winning success to? The people we hire, of course! Our team members don’t join Quisitive for just a job. They come to Quisitive to contribute to something bigger than themselves – to be part of a high-performing culture, continue their infinite quest to learn, and deliver innovative and exciting solutions that make a real impact on our customers’ business. We strive to provide the tools and leadership that you need to be successful, and then we let you do what you do best!It is a very exciting time of growth at Quisitive, and we are currently hiring an Associate Consultant to Consultant-level Azure Operations Specialist to join our team. This role must be located within Central or Eastern time zones, and
we would prefer the
Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, or Tampa metro areas.
What will this role entail?
We are seeking a skilled Azure Operations Specialist to optimize cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security and operational efficiency for Quisitive clients. The ideal candidate will have experience in Azure cloud services, automation, monitoring and incident management to support both mid- and enterprise-level client cloud operations as part of the greater Quisitive Azure Operations team.
Key Responsibilities may include:
- Monitoring & Incident Response: Implement and manage Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights for proactive monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Azure Infrastructure Management: Maintain and optimize Azure cloud environments, including Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, Networking and Security configurations.
- Automation & Scripting: Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates or Terraform to streamline cloud operations.
- Collaboration & Advisory: Work closely with DevOps, security and application teams to improve cloud performance and governance.
- Incident & Change Management: Participate in incident resolution, root cause analysis (RCA) and change management processes using ITSM tool.
- Performance Optimization: Continuously review and enhance Azure workloads to improve efficiency, scalability and reliability.
- Artifact & Tools Creation: Create, edit and audit Managed Services documentation and customer runbooks; assist in development of tools, workflows, and practices for Managed Services team.
- Operations: Contribute to Managed Services operational growth projects and initiatives.
What’s the minimum experience required for this role?
- 1-2 years of experience in IT operations with at least 1 year focused on Azure cloud services.
- Experience in Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS solutions.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Monitor, Security Center and Automation.
- Familiarity with scripting with PowerShell, Python or Terraform.
- Familiarity with networking concepts (VNets, NSGs, VPNs, ExpressRoute) and identity management (Azure AD, RBAC, MFA).
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field.
What’s required to be successful in this role?
- A credible and professional appearance.
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to develop productive customer/team relationships and work across functional boundaries.
- Ability to analyze and effectively discern business needs and translate data into actionable insights and recommendations.
- Ability to take ownership of assignments and work independently and in a team to accomplish goals.
- Ability to successfully handle multiple work streams and embrace change in dynamic environment.
- Ability to maintain composure and professionalism while managing deadlines and shifting priorities.
- A promoter of trust and teamwork.
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
- Strong problem solving, decision making, time management and organizational skills.
- Innovative thinker with a passion and aptitude to always be learning and adapt to new business and/or functional concepts.
What else would set me apart?
- Previous consulting experience in a customer-facing role.
- Previous experience with a Microsoft systems integrator.
- Experience with DevOps tools (CI/CD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-400 (DevOps), or AZ-305 (Solution Architect).
- Ability to work flexible hours due to client requirements for patching and troubleshooting, and possibility of being part of an on-call schedule as needed.
We are looking for curious initiative takers to join our team, so if you are passionate about working with smart people that are committed to accomplishing great things, then apply today!
Please, no third-party agency inquiries, and we are unable to offer visa sponsorships at this time.
About Quisitive
With significant growth since 2016, Quisitive is rapidly achieving our vision of becoming the premier, global Microsoft partner as we continue to expand across the United States, Canada and India. With a diversified delivery model that includes both nearshore and offshore capabilities, our team of Microsoft experts delivers cloud and artificial intelligence business solutions and services that help customers achieve their digital transformation goals. In addition, Quisitive has a portfolio of industry-focused solutions that address customer challenges in healthcare, manufacturing, state & local government and performance management.
