MET Group is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas and power, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.

MET Group is represented in 14 European countries, with 700+ permanent staff in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

MET Group is present in 25 national gas markets and 22 international trading hubs. The Group has a significant end-consumer presence in Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain.

MET Group is owned 80% by MET Employees and 20% by Keppel Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of  Keppel Corporation*.

Role summary:

Architect, design, build, implement, improve and support scalable Microsoft Azure Cloud solutions.

 Essential responsibilities:

• Explore technology options, create practical proposals and lead the technical migration of infrastructure components from the company’s on-premises datacenter to the Azure cloud;
• Own key cloud operational metrics: maximize application performance, increase availability, reduce technology risks, stabilize critical platform services, and optimize costs;
• Provide 2nd / 3rd level support for technical troubleshooting, document processes & best practices, create & maintain knowledge articles, and regularly train helpdesk staff;
• Partner with internal / external technical teams and functional counterparts to drive continuous infrastructure modernization, eliminate bottlenecks and enable business growth;
• Assist in vendor management processes for project work and ongoing operational support;
• Contribute to policies & guidelines that govern cloud deployment processes and enable standardized maintenance services;
• Collaborate with IT security professionals to define, document, enforce, and audit overall cloud security – support regular testing exercises and remediate findings.

Requirements:

• 5+ years’ technical experience in Windows Server and SQL Server engineering across geographically dispersed and virtualized enterprise environments;
• 2+ years’ hands-on experience in medium+ complexity Azure migration projects (“lift-and-shift”, re-factoring and / or re-platforming);
• BSc/MSc Degree in Computer Science / IT Engineering or an equivalent industry proficiency with both practical and theoretical domain knowledge – relevant Azure / Microsoft certifications are a definite plus;
• Practical expertise in configuring, managing and troubleshooting Microsoft Active Directory services and Hybrid AD environments;
• Detailed knowledge of basic Azure offerings (including SQL database services) and demonstrated willingness to learn new capabilities, introduce new features;
• Good communication skills, fluency in English, practical experience with virtual teamwork and cross-country collaboration in an international / multi-cultural business environment, reliability, thoroughness, analytical thinking;