Your Responsibilities
Excellent research needs state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and innovative digital services. With a team of about 50 experts, we redesign the Institute's digital landscape over the next few years and implement an ambitious digital transformation programme to facilitate the Institute’s rapid growth. As part of our IT & Digital Transformation strategy, we are introducing Microsoft 365 and further cloud-based services. As part of our Core IT Infrastructure team, you will have a leading role in designing, implementing, and operating our cloud infrastructure. Your responsibilities in our fast-changing environment include: Designing, implementing, and continuously improving secure, scalable Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure architectures to support the Institute’s research and administrative services Driving the migration and modernisation of on-premises workloads to Microsoft 365 and Azure, including identity, data, and application services Defining and maintaining cloud governance, including landing zones, standards, policies, role-based access, cost efficiency, and security baselines Collaborating with key stakeholders across the Institute to translate functional and compliance requirements into cloud-native solutions Working closely with cybersecurity, networking, and application teams to ensure end-to-end security, resilience, and performance of cloud services Driving automation and standardisation for provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of cloud resources Advising internal teams on the implementation and optimisation of Microsoft 365 applications and Azure workloads Providing architectural guidance, documentation, and mentoring to engineers, and contributing to our overall digital transformation roadmap Your Profile
Several years of hands-on experience as a cloud architect or senior engineer with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 in medium to large environments Deep understanding of Azure core services (compute, storage, networking), identity and access management (Entra ID), security (Defender, Sentinel), and governance Proven experience with cloud migrations, hybrid environments (cloud and on-premises), and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure. Strong skills in automation and scripting as well as familiarity with DevOps practices Ability to communicate complex architectural topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and to work collaboratively across teams Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, Security Engineer) are a plus Used to working with IT service management and IT security frameworks (ITIL, ISO 27001, …) Working language is English, good working knowledge of German is an advantage, as is experience in research, higher education, or public sector environments ISTA is growing. Grow with us!
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute forconducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science,life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionateprofessionals from across the world over all fields who strive tosupport our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautifulcampus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunitiesfor personal growth in a stable working environment. *This position comes with possible overpayment depending on education, qualification and work experience. For more information on how ISTA processes your personal data, please refer to www.ista.ac.at/data-protection.
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Excellent research needs state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and innovative digital services. With a team of about 50 experts, we redesign the Institute's digital landscape over the next few years and implement an ambitious digital transformation programme to facilitate the Institute’s rapid growth. As part of our IT & Digital Transformation strategy, we are introducing Microsoft 365 and further cloud-based services. As part of our Core IT Infrastructure team, you will have a leading role in designing, implementing, and operating our cloud infrastructure. Your responsibilities in our fast-changing environment include: Designing, implementing, and continuously improving secure, scalable Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure architectures to support the Institute’s research and administrative services Driving the migration and modernisation of on-premises workloads to Microsoft 365 and Azure, including identity, data, and application services Defining and maintaining cloud governance, including landing zones, standards, policies, role-based access, cost efficiency, and security baselines Collaborating with key stakeholders across the Institute to translate functional and compliance requirements into cloud-native solutions Working closely with cybersecurity, networking, and application teams to ensure end-to-end security, resilience, and performance of cloud services Driving automation and standardisation for provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of cloud resources Advising internal teams on the implementation and optimisation of Microsoft 365 applications and Azure workloads Providing architectural guidance, documentation, and mentoring to engineers, and contributing to our overall digital transformation roadmap Your Profile
Several years of hands-on experience as a cloud architect or senior engineer with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 in medium to large environments Deep understanding of Azure core services (compute, storage, networking), identity and access management (Entra ID), security (Defender, Sentinel), and governance Proven experience with cloud migrations, hybrid environments (cloud and on-premises), and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure. Strong skills in automation and scripting as well as familiarity with DevOps practices Ability to communicate complex architectural topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and to work collaboratively across teams Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, Security Engineer) are a plus Used to working with IT service management and IT security frameworks (ITIL, ISO 27001, …) Working language is English, good working knowledge of German is an advantage, as is experience in research, higher education, or public sector environments ISTA is growing. Grow with us!
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute forconducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science,life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionateprofessionals from across the world over all fields who strive tosupport our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautifulcampus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunitiesfor personal growth in a stable working environment. *This position comes with possible overpayment depending on education, qualification and work experience. For more information on how ISTA processes your personal data, please refer to www.ista.ac.at/data-protection.
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Microsoft Cloud Architect Arbeitgeber: Institute of Science and Technology Austria
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