Microsoft & Azure Infrastructure Engineer

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Bento – Intellectually Curious is a Romanian technology company with over 21 years of experience in software development, IT services, and cloud infrastructure, driving digital transformation across industries.
We specialize in delivering innovative, secure, and scalable solutions that empower businesses in energy, utilities, telecom, and field service to operate smarter and faster.
At the core of our portfolio are our own products - Bento FSM and Bento MDM, powerful platforms designed to streamline field operations, secure mobile assets, and optimize enterprise workflows. Complementing our product suite, we offer advanced IT services focused on the design, implementation, and management of complex IT architectures, tailored to the needs of large enterprises.
With a growing base of multinational clients and a clear ambition for international expansion, we continue to combine deep technical expertise with a strong commitment to innovation, making Bento a trusted partner for organizations seeking efficiency, security, and sustainable digital growth.

Cerinte

What should you bring to our team?

Abilities (soft skills):

Responsibility:

· Keeps commitments and honors agreed deadlines.

· Proactively communicates challenges and asks for support when needed.

· Does not look for excuses for weak results; instead proposes concrete action plans for improvement.

· Openly identifies errors and suggests clear corrective solutions.

· Regularly monitors progress and provides transparent updates.

· Encourages team members to take ownership of their results.

· Analyzes the causes of success and failure to extract lessons learned.


Curiosity:

· Asks clarifying and exploratory questions without criticizing proposed ideas in the early stages of discussion.

· Shares new knowledge with colleagues and encourages active exchange of information and ideas.

· Seeks to understand the reasoning behind colleagues’ suggestions, even when different from their own opinions.

· Asks open and relevant questions to facilitate solution-finding.

· Receives feedback without defensiveness and makes visible adjustments to their way of working or proposed solutions.

· Encourages testing and validating proposed solutions before deciding on their viability.

· Requests feedback from colleagues.

· Actively explores new learning opportunities.


Self-leadership:

· Acknowledges mistakes without seeking external blame.

· Demonstrates discipline and perseverance in achieving objectives.

· Organizes and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines.

· Recognizes and effectively manages personal emotions and reactions in critical or stressful situations.

· Takes initiative and actively seeks opportunities for self-improvement.

· Requests and integrates feedback from others for continuous development.

· Sets clear and realistic goals for their own work.


Clear Communication:

· Ensures the message is correctly understood by asking for feedback or confirmation from the interlocutor.

· Listens without interrupting and paraphrases or clarifies messages when needed.

· Expresses ideas clearly, structurally, and without ambiguity, adapting the message to the listener’s level of understanding.

· Avoids assumptions and verifies information before sharing it to prevent misinformation.

· Manages communication effectively in difficult situations, maintaining clarity and avoiding conflict escalation.

· Contributes to a work environment based on feedback and effective communication, enabling collaboration and informed decision-making.

· Uses visual tools (diagrams, charts, lists) when they improve message clarity.

· Uses precise language and avoids unnecessary jargon or excessive detail that could impair understanding.


Collaboration:

· Encourages an atmosphere of mutual support and openness in which all team members feel included.

· Listens attentively and respects colleagues’ perspectives, even when they differ from their own.

· Shares relevant and up-to-date information with colleagues, preventing workflow disruptions.

· Addresses disagreements constructively, maintaining respect and focusing on solutions rather than blame.

· Clarifies roles, responsibilities, and expectations to avoid confusion and bottlenecks.

· Actively contributes to the team’s shared goals and adjusts personal priorities based on collective needs.

· Adapts working style to facilitate collaboration with people from different backgrounds, roles, or teams.

· Proposes solutions that integrate others’ needs and constraints, not only their own objectives.

· Requests support or expertise when needed and offers help without waiting for formal requests.


Problem Solving and Decision Making:

· Seeks colleagues’ input and discusses potential impact with the team before making decisions that affect their work.

· Asks clarifying questions before starting to work on a problem to ensure proper understanding of the situation.

· Proposes practical solutions adapted to the available resources and the specific context (technical, operational, administrative).

· Consults relevant colleagues (stakeholders) when a problem affects multiple functions, to avoid isolated or conflicting solutions.

· Takes ownership of decisions without seeking external blame.

· Addresses issues before they escalate, demonstrating proactivity and a prevention-oriented mindset.

· Rapidly tests proposed solutions when appropriate and adjusts based on results or feedback.


Emotional Maturity:

· Avoids conflict escalation and maintains communication at a constructive, solution-oriented level.

· Recognizes others’ emotions and responds with empathy, respect, and genuine openness.

· Identifies personal emotional reactions and manages them consciously in difficult or tense contexts.

· Stays calm and functional in stressful situations, maintaining focus and decision-making capacity.

· Requests and offers feedback in a balanced manner, avoiding defensive or passive-aggressive responses.

· Reflects on how personal emotional behaviors may influence collaboration and acts responsibly as a result.

· Adapts tone, message, and behavior to the emotional state of the interlocutors or the team.


Tech skills:

· Deep Technical Expertise: 5+ years in system/infrastructure engineering, with 3+ years in senior Azure architecture/engineering roles delivering production-grade solutions.

· Azure Core Mastery: Strong knowledge of Azure compute (VMs, App Services, AKS ), storage, and networking, plus governance and security fundamentals.

· Strong Automation Skills: PowerShell and/or Azure CLI proficiency; ability to build repeatable solutions through IaC and scripting.

· Governance & Security Mindset: Practical experience with Azure Policy, RBAC/PIM, Conditional Access, and implementing secure patterns (Key Vault, Private Endpoints, least privilege).

· Operational Maturity: Experience running and improving reliability: monitoring/alerting, incident response, troubleshooting, backup/DR, and structured documentation.

· Communication & Consulting Skills: Ability to explain complex topics clearly, align stakeholders, and lead technical decisions in a calm, solution-oriented way.

· Emotional Maturity: Self-aware, open to feedback, collaborative, and able to mentor without ego.

· Experience in Windows/Mac systems administration (deployment, configuration,

· troubleshooting);

· Familiarity in configuring emails (EXCHANGE, Office365, POP3, IMAP, SMTP)

· Familiarity with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Fileserver and networking;

· Knowledge in IT hardware administration (deployment, configuration, troubleshooting);


Nice to have:

· DevOps Collaboration: Comfortable working with Git workflows, code reviews, CI/CD for infrastructure, and environment promotion practices.


Certifications (Preferred)

· AZ-104 and/or AZ-305 (highly preferred)

· AZ-400 (nice to have)

· Other relevant Microsoft/Azure Certifications are a plus

Responsabilitati

What you’ll do:

As a Microsoft & Azure Infrastructure Engineer, your mission is to design, implement, and optimize Microsoft and Azure infrastructures, both on-premises and in the cloud, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and well-governed, with reliable operations and seamless integration following best engineering practices.

· Architectural Excellence: Design and deploy scalable, secure, resilient Azure environments (IaaS, PaaS, and selective serverless) aligned with business and operational requirements.

· Cloud Transformation: Lead end-to-end migrations from on premises to Azure (assessment → landing zone readiness → migration → stabilization), ensuring minimal downtime and clear handover to operations.

· Landing Zones & Governance: Define subscription and management group strategy, naming/tagging standards, RBAC/PIM models, and enforce compliance using Azure Policy/Initiatives.

· Advanced Identity & Security: Architect identity and access patterns with Microsoft Entra ID (Conditional Access, RBAC, PIM, MFA), and implement secure-by-default designs (Key Vault, Managed Identities, Private Link).

· Networking at Scale: Design and troubleshoot hub-spoke and multi-site connectivity using ExpressRoute, VPN, Virtual WAN, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway/WAF, Private DNS, routing (UDR), and segmentation strategies.

· IaC & Automation: Build repeatable deployments using Terraform and/or Bicep (modules, standards, environments), and integrate with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps) for controlled releases.

· Observability & Reliability: Implement monitoring, alerting, and dashboards using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Workbooks, Application Insights (where applicable), and define incident playbooks and SLO/availability patterns.

· Backup, DR & Resilience: Design backup and disaster recovery (Azure Backup, ASR), define RTO/RPO targets, and run periodic DR tests.

· FinOps & Optimization: Own cost efficiency by monitoring consumption, rightsizing, applying reservations/savings plans where appropriate, and creating practical cost governance with tagging and reporting.

· Client Advisory & Mentorship: Act as a trusted advisor (SME) for clients and mentor internal engineers—review designs, raise standards, and grow a strong engineering culture.

· Documentation & Delivery Quality: Produce clear HLD/LLD, runbooks, and as-built documentation; drive clean operational handovers and post-incident reviews (RCA).

· Perform system administration activities such as:

System monitoring and troubleshooting.

Deployments, configuration and troubleshooting of OS.

· Assist with helpdesk functions as needed, such as responding to tickets, providing desktop support in a mostly windows environment and providing support in creating emails accounts and user password resets etc.

· Solve primary problems with existent network, WIFI and IP phone systems for clients (internal/external);

· On-site support at client’s headquarters (installation, configuration, troubleshooting).

Alte informatii

What you’ll get in return (besides $) 😊:

Work environment & benefits

· Medical subscription to Regina Maria network of clinics, free of charge. You can choose to pay for your family and relatives or friends under the same subscription.

· Free access to Hilio, a health and well-being services platform with more than 800 doctors and specialists licensed and verified in psychotherapy, telemedicine, parenting, nutrition, coaching and financial well-being, is available for you 24/7. You can talk with one of the specialists, benefiting from free monthly sessions paid for by Bento. Since psycho-emotional health means both, taking care of ourselves and assuring the wellbeing of our loved ones, we have decided to extend the free phone line for the family members of each employee.

· You will be able to work from anywhere and come to the office for certain meetings/ceremonies min. 2-3 days/week

· Each week we have „Bento sandwich” which includes diverse types of food to make sandwiches and some snacks, fruits, and coffee.

· Annual teambuilding outside Bucharest, Christmas party.


Team

· You will have the chance to be surrounded by young and experienced colleagues and to work in a friendly environment where we consider that each mistake is a lesson learned and a step forward in your career.

· We are funny – there are no bad jokes, but we value respect. We like to party and spend time together.

· We are responsible and accountable for Bento’s success, this is why you will see us very often doing things that are not in our job description.

· We are human beings. We care first about the human being rather than the role one is responsible for. We are making efforts to connect with one another in a human way.


Learning & Development

· At Bento you own your professional and personal development.

· We will offer you all the necessary training, courses, and certifications together with our expertise suitable for your career growth, so that you can learn new things and keep up with technology.

· You will have access to Pluralsight so that you can improve your tech skills.

· Possibility of enrolling in a Learning & Development program created based on the individual needs of every employee in terms of personal and professional growth.


Culture & Context

· Bento is an entrepreneurial company, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

· With around 105 team members and over 20 years of IT expertise, we generated €17 million in total revenue in 2024;

· We acknowledge our colleagues’ side projects, passions and values.

· We offer freedom and ask for responsibility and accountability.

· We create as few procedures as we can to provide space for creativity.

· You take part in managing and creating work context through feedback and communication.

Beneficii

• Abonament medical
• Training-uri
• Cursuri
• Certificari/Atestate
• Program de lucru flexibil
• Teambuilding-uri / excursii
• Petreceri/evenimente companie
• Laptop
• Telefon mobil