Technical Design Specialist - Watford, United Kingdom - KPMG-UnitedKingdom

KPMG-UnitedKingdom

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Watford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job description

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services.

Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients' most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable.

Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple:
to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Role Synopsis

This role will be situated within the Internal Technology Delivery Team (ATDT) within KPMG's EWT Function and is a direct report to the Audit Architecture Lead.

This role is for an individual to join an established architecture team, who are expanding their remit to support the release and deployment of solutions.

The role holder will be a passionate technologist and a quick learner with an infrastructure engineering/support background who is enthusiastic about cloud and who wants to deepen their expertise and expand their skillset into architecture.

Academic

Key Skills
The following are considered

essential for this role

Demonstrable experience of deploying services within Azure
Significant experience working with MS technologies (Windows server, SQL, AD, DNS, File Services, Clustering,...)
Demonstrable experience of working with ARM templates and PowerShell to automate the delivery of components
Demonstrable awareness of systems thinking (considering all aspects of a solution when deploying, such as security and cost considerations with a view to continual improvement)

The following are considered

desirable for this role

Experience designing cloud solutions
Knowledge of the Microsoft well architected framework
Experience within the M365 ecosystem
Deploying and administering VDI solutions
Exposure to DevOps tooling and ways of working

Azure Experience
Experience in a minimum of three of the following areas, along with a keen interest in learning others.

Automation with ARM templates, PowerShell, Terraform
Virtual Machines (VM Sizing, Availability, Encryption, Replication, Scale Sets & Migration)
Networking (VNets, Subnets, VPN & Express Route, NSG, ASG, AAG, Firewalls,...)
Storage Accounts
SQL (Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance)
Azure Virtual Desktop
Backup (Vaults, Operational Backup
Azure Site Recovery
Identity management (Azure AD, AADC, Managed identities, RBAC,...)
Integration (AIS, Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse,...)

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS
The following certifications are highly desirable for this role.