Key Responsibilities:
- Team Guidance & Operational Leadership: Provide day-to-day coordination and informal leadership for a team of technical analysts, supporting effective workload prioritization, operational excellence, and collaborative execution.
- Technical Escalation & Support: Act as a primary escalation point for complex application and database issues, offering expert troubleshooting, technical insight, and hands-on support to resolve problems swiftly and effectively.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth implementation and upgrades of applications across Microsoft Azure cloud and StarCompliance co-located environments.
- Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of monitoring tools and processes to proactively identify system issues, eliminate performance bottlenecks, and enhance application efficiency.
- Process Improvement & Governance: Contribute to the enhancement of operational procedures supporting incident management, root cause analysis, change management, and consistent support delivery.
- Team Culture & Knowledge Sharing: Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and shared learning by modeling best practices, encouraging open collaboration, and facilitating knowledge exchange across the team.
- Coaching & Development Support: Provide informal coaching and technical mentorship to foster the professional growth of team members, with potential to take on formal people management responsibilities over time.
Required Skills, Knowledge/Experience:
- Leadership & Team Enablement: Demonstrated success in a Level 2 or Level 3 technical support function (or similar role), with experience guiding team efforts, influencing outcomes, and contributing to the growth and performance of peers or junior team members.
- SQL Expertise: Strong understanding of Microsoft SQL (SSMS), including experience with database management, T-SQL querying, and performance tuning.
- Web Application Support: Proficient in Microsoft Server environments with in-depth knowledge of IIS configuration, including application pools, websites, and SSL certificate management.
- Analytical Problem-Solving: Exceptional critical thinking and diagnostic skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and deliver effective, scalable solutions.
- Monitoring & Diagnostics Tools: Familiarity with Azure and IIS monitoring tools such as NewRelic, Uptrends, SQL Sentry, and manual log file analysis
- Scripting & Automation: Hands-on experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python to develop automation and efficiency solutions.
- Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, capable of working collaboratively across teams and translating technical concepts for various audiences.
- Organizational & Project Management: Strong organizational aptitude with the ability to prioritize effectively, manage multiple initiatives, and drive tasks to completion.
About StarCompliance
- StarCompliance is one of the fastest growing SaaS technology companies in Compliance software, and we are looking for a highly skilled Azure Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Engineer to help build, maintain, and optimize scalable, secure, and high-performing systems on Microsoft Azure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of development and infrastructure—passionate about automation, observability, and reliability engineering in a modern cloud environment.