M365 & Azure Systems Administrator

Req ID: 132873
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Richardson

Summary

The M365 & Azure Systems Administrator is responsible for the holistic health of our cloud ecosystem. This role bridges the gap between productivity software and cloud infrastructure. You will be the primary architect for identity management, cloud resource.

Detailed Description

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  Identity & Governance: Manage Microsoft Entra ID as the backbone of the organization, including B2B/B2C collaborations, Enterprise Applications, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
  
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  Azure Infrastructure: Provision and manage Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) , Virtual Networks (VNets), and Azure Storage solutions to support business applications.
  
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  Hybrid Connectivity: Maintain and troubleshoot Azure VPN Gateways or ExpressRoute, ensuring seamless connectivity between on-premises data centers and the cloud.
  
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  Security Operations: Implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel to monitor for threats across both the M365 productivity suite and Azure workloads.
  
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  Business Continuity: Design and manage backup and recovery strategies using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for both cloud and on-premise assets.
  
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  Cost Management: Monitor and optimize Azure spend using Azure Cost Management , ensuring resources are right-sized and non-production environments are decommissioned when not in use.
  

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Azure-Specific Competencies

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  Compute & Storage: Practical knowledge of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) vs. PaaS (Platform as a Service) and when to deploy each.
  
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  Networking: Deep understanding of VNet peering, Network Security Groups (NSGs), and Load Balancers.
  
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  Governance: Experience implementing Azure Policy and Blueprints to enforce corporate standards across subscriptions.
  
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  Monitoring: Proficiency in using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to create dashboards and automated alerts.
  

Core M365 Competencies

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  SaaS Management: Expert administration of Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange Online.
  
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  Automation: Advanced use of PowerShell (Az and Microsoft.Graph modules) to manage resources at scale.
  
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  Endpoint Management: Leveraging Microsoft Intune for modern management of Windows, iOS, and Android devices.
  

Typical Experience

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  8-10 years in IT, with 3+ years specifically managing Azure and Microsoft 365 environments in tandem.
  

Typical Education

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  Certifications (The New Gold Standard): AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate, MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert, AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer Associate
  

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.