Hybrid Azure Cloud Administrator

Overview

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Responsibilities

- Maplesoft Group is currently seeking a Hybrid Azure Cloud Administrator for our Federal Government client.

- Establish and maintain various PaaS, IaaS Azure resources, resource groups & subscriptions aligning with Azure Landing Zone framework

- Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure services like storage accounts, recovery service vaults, ketvault, login apps, function apps, etc., including sku selection, private endpoints and optimizing for workload performance

- Set up and maintain most of the PaaS Azure services, ensuring data redundancy, lifecycle policies, and secure access and network controls

- Support workload migration from on-premises or other clouds to Azure, ensuring minimal downtime and smooth transition

- Track and evaluate resource utilization, system performance, making pro-active recommendations for optimization

- Configure and maintain Azure networking components such as VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables and private DNS zones

- Apply and enforce governance standards using Azure Policy, management groups, and compliance monitoring tools

- Automate routine tasks with Azure Automation, PowerShell, CLI scripts, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates

- Collaborate with developers and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and streamline application deployments

- Troubleshoot connectivity, configuration, and performance issues across Azure services, networks, and resources

- Optimize cloud resources and spending by rightsizing services, reserving instances, and implementing cost-optimization strategy

- Monitor logs, metrics, and alerts through Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Dynatrace and Application Insights for proactive issue detection

- Implement and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce least-privilege access and prevent unauthorized activity

- Configure and maintain Azure RedHat OpenShift (ARO) clusters, image registries, GitOps tools and container instances, ensuring availability and scaling

- Work with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to meet project goals and best practices

- Other related activities and deliverables as required

Required Qualifications & Skills

- The Consultant should have the following qualifications and skills:

- University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Microsoft Azure and or Cloud engineering roles

- Minimum of five (5) years of experience with Azure core services (Compute, Storage, Networking, AAD, RBAC, Serverless, Containers)

- Demonstrated experience working in Agile teams using JIRA and documenting in Confluence

- Demonstrated experience with hybrid environments (on-premises + cloud integration)

- Demonstrated understanding of virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) and migration practices

- Demonstrated experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, ArgoCD GitOps

- Demonstrated understanding with Git-based version control systems like GitHub

- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, self-prioritizing, switching between multiple tasks as required, to deliver high-priority items quickly

Additional Qualifications

- The following will also be considered:

- Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect

- Demonstrated knowledge of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Azure services (Secret management, Databases, Backup management, API management, image repositories etc.)

- Demonstrated experience with Azure security tools (Security Center, Defender for Cloud)

- Demonstrated experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform)

- Demonstrated experience with Azure networking (VNets, VPNs, ExpressRoute, NSGs, load balancers)

- Demonstrated knowledge of identity management (Azure AD, SSO, MFA, conditional access)

- Demonstrated knowledge with containerization and orchestration (ARO, Kubernetes, AKS)

- Demonstrated experience with monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights)

- Demonstrated experience in backup and disaster recovery solutions (Azure Backup, Site Recovery)

- Demonstrated understanding of DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

Maplesoft Group prides itself on its distinct corporate culture and recognizes that success is a direct reflection of our most valuable asset - our people. Therefore, attitude and ambition are key personality traits we seek out, along with skill and aptitude, in potential employees.

Maplesoft Group is committed to having a diverse, representative workforce and continuing to build an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Maplesoft Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal peoples or any other legally protected factors.

All employment decisions are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.

We are committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes, and a work environment that supports our diverse workforce. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. We can be reached at Maplesoft Info at info@maplesoftgroup.com.

We thank you for your interest in Maplesoft Group and wish to advise you, that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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