Technical understanding of the following areas with a (preferred) deep knowledge in at least one: Windows Azure Platform, Operating System Virtualization, Networking, or Relational Database Design Administration and networking experience. Windows Az ure Platform # Windows Azure architecture and its components (Fabric, Compute, Storage) # Knowledge of Windows Azure Platform services # Azure Platform development and deployment concepts # Familiarity with development: tools,l anguage, process, methods, troubleshooting Operating System Virtualization # Familiarity with Active Directory, Security, OS Internals concepts # Understanding of Virtualization concepts and virtual system administration # Familiarity with system management tools such as SCOM # Experience with Hyper-V configuration and administration Networking # Familiarity with networking concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS # Familiarity with networking tools (ping, tracert, tracem on, wire shark, etc.) # Understanding of load balancing, geo-redundancy, CDN and VPN technologies preferred # Understanding of the OSI model and related concepts