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Xenon Seven

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

Xenon Seven is a company that specializes in providing AI and data solutions across various industries, including healthcare, financial services, consumer retail, high-tech, automotive, and energy utilities. With expertise in generative AI, decision support systems, predictive analytics, computer vision, robotics, and mechatronics, they support businesses in AI preparedness, exploration, transformation, and scalability. Xenon Seven works with a network of AI technologists and experts from over 20 institutions, focusing on solving complex problems and ensuring secure and seamless AI transitions for businesses. Their services aim to optimize AI infrastructure and performance while maintaining strict security standards.

📋 Description

• Infrastructure Integration: Design, deploy, and maintain the connective tissue between our on-premises data centers and Azure. • Cloud Infrastructure Management for Data & AI: Provision, configure, and optimize enterprise-grade Azure resources tailored for data workloads, including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Azure Machine Learning environments. • On-Prem & Cloud Security Hardening: Enforce strict identity governance across hybrid environments by aligning on-premises Active Directory (AD) with Microsoft Entra ID. Manage secrets across environments and implement network security boundaries that satisfy Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) regulations. • Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Standardize deployment processes across both cloud and local infrastructure using Terraform or Azure Bicep, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps to support unified DataOps workflows. • Hybrid Disaster Recovery & Monitoring: Architect and test robust Backup and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategies that guarantee zero data loss across both local storage arrays and Azure Data Lakes, maintaining continuous visibility through unified monitoring tools.

🎯 Requirements

• On-Premises Infrastructure (STRICT MUST): Deep, hands-on experience managing traditional on-premises enterprise data centers is non-negotiable. You must have a strong background in virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), physical networking, storage area networks (SAN), and Windows/Linux server administration before or alongside your cloud career. • Professional Experience: 5+ years of total experience in IT infrastructure/system administration, with at least 3+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience specializing in Azure Cloud Administration within a complex, hybrid architecture. • Banking & Financial Sector Experience: Mandatory prior experience working inside a regulated bank or financial institution in Egypt, showing a clear understanding of CBE cloud governance, local data residency laws, and audit readiness. • Technical Mastery of Data Ecosystems: Proven familiarity with connecting cloud services to on-premises data repositories (such as SQL Server or Teradata). Solid knowledge of containerized environments (AKS/Docker) and enterprise data pipelines is highly advantageous. • Education & Elite Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a relevant technical field. • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) is required. • Preferred: Certifications reflecting hybrid/security expertise, such as Azure Stack Hub/Arc familiarity or Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500). • Soft Skills: Exceptional troubleshooting skills for complex hybrid routing or latency issues, a proactive mindset, and fluency in English.

🏖️ Benefits

• Attractive, market-leading salary package • Clear career advancement path with professional development opportunities