Sre - site reliability engineer - remote

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support and maintain a 24×7 Azure cloud environment, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of infrastructure and hosted services. This role requires the engineer to operate across L1 and L2 support responsibilities, combining proactive monitoring with advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis. The ideal candidate is an IT Generalist with strong networking, system administration, and customer service skills, capable of owning to customer issues end-to-end in dynamic and evolving environments. Azure Cloud Infrastructure Support (L1 & L2)

• Provide 24X7 monitoring, support, and maintenance of Azure cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, security, and reliability.

• Perform real-time monitoring and alert response using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and third-party monitoring tools.

• Manage and support Azure Virtual Machines (Windows and Linux) including provisioning, scaling, start/stop, patching, backup, restore, and performance troubleshooting.

• Support Azure networking components including Virtual Networks (VNets), Subnets, Network Security Groups (NSGs), User Defined Routes (UDRs), Load Balancers, Application Gateways, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateways, and Express

Route connectivity.

• Support Azure Storage services (Blob, File, Disk, Queue, Table) including access control, performance tuning, capacity management, and issue resolution.

• Provide L1/L2 support for Azure PaaS services such as App Services, Azure SQL, Managed Instances, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), focusing on availability, connectivity, and configuration-related issues.

• Perform capacity planning and performance analysis, proactively identifying resource constraints and recommending scaling or optimization actions.

• Manage cost monitoring and optimization activities by identifying underutilized resources, supporting right-sizing efforts, and providing usage insights. System Administration & Remote Support

• Manage users in Windows Terminal Server / Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments, both onpremises and hosted.

• Act as a Remote Administrator for Customer Windows Servers, including user account management, shared file access, print services, and print queue configuration.

• Support Windows print services, server backup, restore, and recovery operations.

• Perform routine OS patching, system maintenance, and health checks across Windows and Linux environments. Networking & Firewall Administration

• Support and administer Fortinet / Forti

Gate firewalls, including policy management, site-to-site and dial-up VPN configuration, VLAN setup, and basic network troubleshooting.

• Troubleshoot customer WAN, LAN, and VPN connectivity issues, including routing and firewall policy problems.

• Diagnose and resolve local LAN and network-related issues impacting application and infrastructure availability.

• Collaborate with internal and customer network teams to ensure secure and reliable connectivity. Remotely troubleshoot and resolve technical issues over phone and remote tools, taking full ownership from initial contact to resolution.

• Communicate complex technical issues and solutions clearly to non-technical or less tech-savvy users.

• Handle after-hours and emergency support requests on a rotational on-call basis.

• Perform incident, problem, and change management activities in line with ITIL processes, including triage, escalation, RCA, and post-incident reviews.

• Document incidents, resolutions, and troubleshooting steps in the call tracking / ticketing system in accordance with defined documentation standards.

• Build strong working relationships with customers and internal teams to improve service quality and operational efficiency