Microsoft Azure & Windows Server Hybrid Infrastructure Expert (m/w/d)
Location: Fushe Kosove, Kosovo
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time role
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and enhance Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including subscriptions, resource groups, Virtual Machines, disks, networking, storage, Backup and Monitor.
- Administer Windows Server environments on premises, in Azure (IaaS), and within hybrid configurations.
- Handle hybrid services such as VPN / ExpressRoute, Microsoft Entra Connect, Azure Arc, Azure File Sync, Windows Admin Center, and hybrid update management.
- Oversee identity services covering Active Directory, Group Policy, Entra ID, and privileged access.
- Perform routine server administration, including patching, hardening, performance and capacity management, certificate handling, and issue resolution.
- Maintain backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions using Azure Backup, Recovery Services, and failover concepts.
- Use Azure Monitor, Update Manager, Defender for Cloud / Defender for Identity for monitoring activities.
- Develop automation through PowerShell; Bicep / Terraform are beneficial.
- Produce runbooks and assist German client IT teams with incidents, projects, and migrations.
- Take part in modernizing cloud-on-premises environments and transferring workloads to Azure.
Candidate Profile
- Several years of practical experience with Windows Server / Azure infrastructure, normally 4+ years.
- Advanced Windows Server expertise (2019 / 2022 / current), including AD DS, DNS, DHCP, GPO, Hyper-V or similar virtualization, and file services.
- Strong capabilities in Azure IaaS, covering VMs, VNets, NSGs, storage, Backup, Monitor, and RBAC.
- Demonstrable experience working across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
- Sound PowerShell knowledge.
- Excellent English proficiency is mandatory.
- German language skills are advantageous but not required.
- AZ-104 together with AZ-800/AZ-801 or AZ-802, or comparable experience combined with rapid certification.
- Additional assets include AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-700, Azure Arc, Azure File Sync, Entra Connect, and Intune/hybrid join.
About Us
We are a professional services business headquartered in Fushe Kosove, Kosovo, serving companies in Germany and Kosovo with Microsoft cloud and hybrid infrastructure support. From our Pristina office, we manage, protect, and continually optimize server and cloud environments for a range of German clients, across Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, and hybrid cloud / on-premises arrangements.