Cloud DevOps
oraclecloud
Job Description
- Basic idea on Windows Server platforms , features , functions , OS , Hardware and and administration on Windows Server versions 2012 & 2012 R2 , 2016, 2019 , 2022 and 2025.
- IIS for websites and APIs
- Windows services – installing, stopping, starting, managing, monitoring
- SSL certificate management and renewals
- Patching Windows and components on a regular basis
- Build new servers with Terraform and Puppet
- Replace older versions of Windows Server to newer images
- Monitoring resources and troubleshooting usage (CPU, memory, disk space, etc)
- Linux – mainly used for Elasticsearch system, with some systems used for Rediscache
- Microsoft SQL Server – in addition to database maintenance activities, most of the time spent on SQL server is to investigate or answer customer requests / escalations
- Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Writing and running SQL queries to get and update data
- Query SQL data to check processing (check message processing or indexing step)
- Update the data in the database as needed for customer escalations or daily processes
- Monitor and troubleshoot SQL performance (disk latency, blocked sessions, caching issues, reindex needed, long running sessions, stored procedure issues, and so on)
- Monitor SQL backups that are going to Azure Blob Storage (full backups done once a week, incremental back ups every 15 mins)
- Monitor the SQL Always-On High Availability (HA) cluster (ensure replication in sync, fail over and fail back during maintenances, etc)
- Patching and SQL Server upgrades
- Monitor disk space usage, and add storage as needed (add disks in Azure, add to SQL clusters, add to HA, etc)
- Puppet – desired state configuration tool running on all Windows and Linux servers
- Running Puppet manually for deployments and hotfixes
- Review and update Puppet manifests
- Troubleshoot Puppet failures
- Updates to Puppet manifests for minor changes (use GitLab to create a branch, create a Merge Request, and get the Merge Request reviewed and approved)