About the Role
The role focuses on the administration and maintenance of Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing Azure subscriptions, resource groups, policies, and governance frameworks, ensuring seamless deployment and configuration of essential Azure components. This position also involves implementing and managing identity and access controls, monitoring performance and security, and automating administrative tasks. Successful candidates will contribute to cloud migration initiatives and ensure compliance with organizational standards, providing support and documentation for internal teams.
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Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services.
- Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, policies, and governance frameworks.
- Deploy, configure, and support Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, and Load Balancers.
- Implement and manage identity and access management using Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID).
- Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, availability, and security using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and related tools.
- Configure backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.
- Implement and manage network security controls, including NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateways, and Private Endpoints.
- Automate administrative tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Support cloud migration, modernization, and optimization initiatives.
- Troubleshoot platform issues and coordinate with application and infrastructure teams to resolve incidents.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security, governance, and operational standards.
- Provide operational support, documentation, and knowledge transfer to internal teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-8 years of IT infrastructure administration experience with at least 3+ years of hands-on Azure administration experience.
- Mandatory Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification.
- Strong expertise in:
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Networking
- Azure Storage Services
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Backup & Site Recovery
- Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Experience managing production Azure environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and operational best practices.
- Experience with PowerShell scripting and Azure automation.
