Job Title: Senior Azure Cloud Administrator
Location: New York, NY, Only Local
Experience: 12+ years in IT infrastructure, with significant hands-on Azure administration experience
Role Overview
Manage and administer Azure cloud infrastructure, including subscriptions, resource groups, and cloud services, with a strong focus on security, networking, and automation.
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure & Operations
- Provision, configure, and maintain Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, and Load Balancers.
- Monitor Azure resources and troubleshoot performance, availability, and security issues.
- Configure and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
- Perform capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource utilization analysis.
- Support cloud migration and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
Networking & Application Delivery
- Configure and maintain private networking (Private Endpoints, VNet integration, peering).
- Manage Azure Front Door and Application Gateway, including WAF policies, routing rules, and access log analysis.
- Manage Azure App Services, including deployment slots, health checks, custom domains, and auto-scaling.
Security, Identity & Certificates
- Implement and manage identity and access using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and RBAC.
- Manage secrets and certificates in Azure Key Vault, including access policies and automated certificate rotation.
- Handle SSL/TLS certificate renewal and binding, and troubleshoot handshake and certificate-chain issues across Front Door, Application Gateway, and App Service.
- Ensure cloud environments comply with organizational security and governance standards.
Automation & Collaboration
- Automate operational tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, or Terraform.
- Work closely with application, network, security, and DevOps teams.
Required Skills
- Strong experience in Microsoft Azure administration.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Storage
- Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
- Azure Load Balancer
- Azure App Services
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Backup & Site Recovery
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and RBAC.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts.
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and automation.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / ARM Templates).
- Knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Azure Security Center) and cloud security best practices.
- Experience managing Windows and Linux servers in Azure.
Certification Preferred:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), which fits the Key Vault, RBAC, and Defender work
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), which fits the Front Door, App Gateway, and private networking work
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
