Contract Duration: Initial 3 months (Mid-January to Mid-April) with potential for extension. Responsibilities: Oversee day-to-day operational management of the Azure environment, including the Data Warehouse. Prepare the Azure environment to host production workloads. Define and document activities for the operational management of Azure, including: Monitoring and alerting. Cost management. Backup and disaster recovery strategies. High availability across multiple zones. Develop and implement an operating model for managing Azure environments, including processes for environment changes. Create and support a model to address data needs (e.g., reporting, insights) and facilitate integration enhancements. Guide the migration of on-premises Power BI Gateway to the cloud, integrating with Azure Data Warehouse through VNET Gateway or Azure VM. Expand CI/CD pipelines to support database changes and report development workflows. Upskill the existing team to ensure they can manage and maintain operational activities independently. Key Deliverables: Remediation and migration of critical production workloads by March 2025. Robust operational monitoring and disaster recovery systems for Azure environments. Ideal Candidate Will Have: Proven experience in managing Azure environments, particularly production workloads. Experience with Azure Landing Zones. Expertise in Azure Data Warehouse, Power BI Gateway migration, and CI/CD pipelines. Strong knowledge of operational best practices, including monitoring, cost management, and disaster recovery in cloud environments. Ability to design and implement scalable operating models and processes. Experience in upskilling teams and knowledge transfer. Hybrid working: 3 days in office, 2 days WFH By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.