Acuity Knowledge Partners - Principal Engineer - Microsoft 365/Azure Technologies (10-12 yrs)

About Acuity Knowledge Partners :

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) is a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector, including asset managers, corporate and investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds and consulting firms.

Its global network of over 6,000 analysts and industry experts, combined with proprietary technology, supports more than 500 financial institutions and consulting companies to operate more efficiently and unlock their human capital, driving revenue higher and transforming operations.

Acuity is headquartered in London and operates from 10 locations worldwide. The company fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment, nurturing talent, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Acuity was established as a separate business from Moody's Corporation in 2019, following its acquisition by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone).

In January 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake in the business from Equistone, which remains invested as a minority shareholder.

Position Title : Principle Engineer.

Experience Level : 10+ years.

Department Technology.

Location : Gurgaon.

Position reports to : Project Manager.

Job Purpose :

- Minimum experience of 6 years in managing Microsoft O365 Platform, SharePoint Online Administration & Azure Cloud.

- Act as the internal focal point for M365/Azure technologies, working with internal resources to facilitate cloud adoption.

- Experience working with an on-prem environment that is synced to the cloud.

- Enterprise active directory/domain controller set up, configuration and troubleshooting experience, Active Directory system State Backups/Recovery.

- Expert Knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2016/2019 Administration: Install, Configure & manage.

- Experience in Migrating Users, Groups, Workstations and Application window Servers from Source Domain to Target Administration of user Accounts, Groups, Resources, Security, Backup strategies in window Servers 2016/2019.

- Expert Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Active Directory (Forests, Domains, AD Partitions, FSMO Roles, Sites, Subnets, Replications, AD Backup/Restore, Group Policies, Security, implementation of Group Policy, domain consolidation).

- Knowledge on TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Power shell scripting.

- Highly motivated individual, with a positive & pro-active attitude to work, and willingness to make changes to improve operational efficiency through innovation, process and procedure.

- Solid understanding of ITIL framework & best practices.

- Knowledge of exchange PowerShell & Nessus vulnerability assessment tool.

- Worked on monitoring tool.

- Knowledge of Email gateway\antispam.

- Experience in Powershell.

Key Responsibilities :

- Perform day-to-day management and administration for Exchange Online system within an Office 365, SharePoint, MS Team, Azure , hybrid/cloud environment.

- Experience as a Server Administrator or similar role for Windows & HyperV, Monitoring of VM`s.

- Configuration of servers, operating systems administration, CIS hardening, firewall including but not limited to management of users, processes, resource contention, preventive maintenance and management of updates & patches to ensure that the system is properly updated.

- Change Management, Incident management, Schedule and manage regular backups Testing, regularly update firmware to protect against vulnerabilities.

- Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance benchmarking.

- Generate and distribute monthly statistical reporting.

- Provide support for issues ranging from single-user issues to system-wide problems.

Key Competencies :

- Team Work.

- Adaptability.

- Decision-making.

- Problem-solving.

- Flexibility.