Classification
Exempt
Reports to
Technical Support Manager
Summary/Objective
The Azure Administrator is responsible for the overall management and maintenance of the organization's Microsoft Azure cloud environment. This role involves deploying and managing Azure resources, monitoring utilization, and automating tasks to ensure the infrastructure operates smoothly, securely, and efficiently. The administrator works closely with the Security Engineer to implement robust security measures across the environment.
Direct Reports
N/A
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Cloud Infrastructure & Resource Management: Provision, configure, and maintain Azure resources such as virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, and networking components.
- Certificate Management: Responsible for ensuring SSL certificates are maintained and renewed for all Azure applications to ensure secure connectivity and service availability.
- Cost Management & Organic Growth: Track resource usage and costs to implement strategies that optimize resource allocation, reduce unnecessary expenses, and manage environmental scaling.
- Security Collaboration: Partner with the Security Engineer to implement and maintain security measures, including identity and access management through Azure Entra, network security controls, and data encryption.
- Monitoring & Alerting: Proactively track system health, performance metrics, and Azure consumption rates, and configure alerts to maintain system stability and uptime.
- Disaster Recovery & Data Protection: Participate in the development and review of disaster recovery and data protection plans, including Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery capabilities, and support recovery testing and validation efforts.
- Automation: Leverage PowerShell and Azure CLI to develop scripts and automation workflows that streamline routine tasks and enforce governance policies.
- Support & Migration: Diagnose and resolve complex deployment issues and perform migrations of data to the platform.
- Resource Governance: Create resource groups, configure access controls, and enforce governance policies to ensure compliance and cost control.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in provisioning, configuring, and managing a wide range of Azure services.
- Demonstrated experience with cloud technologies, IaaS, PaaS, and complex networking.
- Strong background in systems administration, including experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and Intune.
Technical Skill
- Expertise in scripting languages (PowerShell) and command-line tools (Azure CLI) for automating Azure tasks.
- Proficiency with Azure monitoring, optimization tools, and performance data analysis.
- Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) component support, including pools, workspaces, and application management.
Certifications
- Azure Administrator Associate or other relevant Azure certifications.
Preferred Skills
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and Agile operational sprint cadence.
- Ability to self-manage workloads and maintain direct customer relationships.
- Experience with large-scale, complex systems and business applications design and implementation.
Travel
This position requires the ability to conduct business travel as needed, including frequent travel outside the local area and overnight stays.
Work Environment
This job operates primarily in a professional office environment, both on-site and remote as required. This role routinely uses standard office and IT equipment, including computers, servers, networking hardware, and virtual meeting software.
Physical Demands/ADA Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, individuals may need to sit or stand for extended periods. Individuals must be able to type, operate telephones, computer equipment, and audio devices. Tasks may require walking primarily on a level surface throughout the day, reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist, or lifting as required to file documents or store materials.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
