Cloud Admin Azure Sr

Requirements

Must-have experience Strong experience in Azure Infrastructure Administration, including subscription management, Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints, DNS, Network Security Groups, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Storage. Hands-on experience administering and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments in enterprise production environments.

Experience with FSLogix profile management, image management, patching, and lifecycle maintenance for virtual desktop environments. Expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, including RBAC, Conditional Access, Managed Identities, group management, and access reviews. Experience managing Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and implementing least-privilege access models.

Strong knowledge of Azure Governance and Security, including Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Security Center, governance frameworks, compliance controls, and security guardrails. Experience with Azure Key Vault, including secrets, certificates, and encryption key management. Experience implementing secure automation practices using Managed Identities and Azure-native security controls.

Hands-on experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting, dashboards, incident management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and capacity planning. Experience automating operational tasks using Power. Shell, Azure CLI, Azure Automation, ARM Templates, and Infrastructure as Code principles. Experience supporting enterprise cloud operations, production environments, and platform administration after project implementation.

Knowledge of change management processes, audit readiness, access control frameworks, and operational documentation standards. Ability to collaborate with architecture, engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure platform stability and compliance. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice-to-have experience Experience with Nerdio platform administration and optimization. Experience with Azure Landing Zones and multi-subscription governance models. Advanced Infrastructure as Code experience using Bicep. Experience managing export-controlled or highly regulated environments. Experience implementing cloud security monitoring and threat protection practices using Defender for Cloud.

Knowledge of ITIL-based service management processes. Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Azure Network Engineer Associate. ITIL Foundation certification.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure, subscriptions, networking, storage, and platform services. Support day-to-day Azure Virtual Desktop operations, including image management, patching, performance monitoring, and platform maintenance. Manage Microsoft Entra ID configurations, role assignments, privileged access, identity governance, and access reviews.

Implement and maintain Azure governance policies, security controls, compliance requirements, and operational guardrails. Manage Azure Key Vault services, including secrets, certificates, encryption keys, and secure identity integrations. Monitor platform health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, dashboards, and automated alerting solutions.

Investigate incidents, perform Root Cause Analysis, and implement preventive measures to improve service reliability. Develop and maintain automation solutions using Power. Shell, Azure CLI, Azure Automation, ARM Templates, and Bicep. Collaborate with security, architecture, and engineering teams to ensure compliance, operational excellence, and platform stability.

Support audit activities, regulatory requirements, documentation standards, and change management processes. Partner with Azure platform engineering teams to transition solutions into operational support and ongoing administration. Ensure high availability, performance, security, and scalability of Azure infrastructure services.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, operational standards, and cloud platform optimization efforts. Required Languages English: Advanced 80–95%