[Hiring] Hosting Team Lead @EPAM

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Hosting Team Lead to oversee our L3 support team, combining team management and operational leadership within the ITIL support process with hands-on technical responsibilities. This role focuses on day-to-day team management, customer communication, and assessing infrastructure changes from an operations perspective, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure infrastructure expertise.

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Hosting Team, including task assignment, workload monitoring, and delivery oversight.
• Onboard new team members and support their integration into the team's processes and tools.
• Lead an L3 support team providing advanced technical support and handling escalations across cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Oversee support for Microsoft Azure infrastructure and services as a key focus area.
• Coordinate customer communication and ensure timely resolution of escalated incidents.
• Assess infrastructure changes from an operations perspective and provide technical guidance.
• Supervise support delivery across Windows Server administration, core infrastructure services (AD, CA, DNS), and Microsoft 365 services (Exchange, Teams, SharePoint).
• Ensure proper handling of virtualization platforms, hyperconverged infrastructure, and VDI environments (Citrix, AVD).
• Maintain alignment with ITIL processes and manage activities through ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.
• Drive continuous improvement in automation, troubleshooting, configuration, and maintenance practices across the team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure and operations roles, with prior experience leading technical support teams.
• Expertise in Microsoft Azure infrastructure and services.
• Proficiency in Windows Server administration, including performance monitoring, automation, and troubleshooting.
• Background in systems engineering and Microsoft 365 services (Exchange, Teams, SharePoint).
• Knowledge of core infrastructure services such as AD, CA, and DNS, as well as DHCP, DFS, and KMS.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft management stack (SCCM, SCVMM, SCOM) and SCDPM.
• Competency in database support for Oracle and Microsoft SQL.
• Understanding of backup, storage, and file and print services (Panzura).
• Skills in virtualization platforms and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), including Cisco HyperFlex.
• Capability to support VDI technologies (Citrix, AVD), OS image creation, and hardening.
• Qualifications in networking, VLANs, and firewalls.
• Showcase of experience working within ITIL processes and ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.
• English proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher.

Requirements

• Nice to have: Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
• Proficiency in Office 365 administration.
• Knowledge of storage systems.
• Background in Windows Server 2019.