Azure Administrator Administrateur(Trice) Azure

**About us**

We are an organization driven by purpose. We are obsessed about serving Canadians and we are deeply committed and passionate about protecting their hard-earned money when it matters most. We live our promises and commitments every day by serving Canadians as one, and we have their best interest at heart. We strive to build an inclusive, accepting culture with commitment, determination and a bias for action.

The right challenge is waiting for you Discover how valuable your experience can be and join our team.

**About the role**

You will also be responsible for ongoing support operations for disaster recovery to ensure the effective backup and recovery of CDIC data on premises and in Azure/O365. The role requires you to have the ability to work on multiple projects with multiple deadlines and deliver on time and with high quality. The Azure Administrator will also be required to provide second and third level support to the Service Desk as required.

This role can be performed from our Ottawa or Toronto offices, following a hybrid model approach. This is a full-time temporary opportunity (2-years). #LI-Hybrid

**We trust you will be up to the challenge**
- Administer, monitor, and maintain CDIC services within its Azure tenant and Office 365.
- Overseeing and implementing cloud security.
- Offering training and guidance to all whose roles bring them into contact with the cloud structure.
- Conducting migration, where necessary, to bring tools and other elements into the Cloud.
- Working with virtualization technologies to achieve effective server management for the business.
- Propose suggestions and best practices to optimize customers’ cloud presence, performance, security, and cost.
- Responsible for the evaluation of technical risks and map out mitigation strategies.
- Carry out debugging, troubleshooting, modifications, and unit testing of solutions built on the CDIC’s on-premises and cloud platforms.
- Develop new specs, documentation; and partake in the development of technical procedures and user support guides.
- Develop and organize cloud systems and work closely with IT security to monitor the company’s cloud privacy.
- Provide prompt response to technical issues in a professional manner.
- Administer and maintain the corporation’s virtual server environment, including the Isolated, development and Production environments and disaster recovery virtualized systems.
- Perform monthly patch installations, network start up and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
- Provide technical expertise in the implementation, support and operation of CDIC’s disaster recovery plan, through the planning and design of the related infrastructure and the development of recovery and other procedures related to server operation and maintenance, to ensure the back-up and recoverability of corporate information.
- Provide complex Local Area Network (LAN) administration functions, including network operating system privileges, infrastructure configuration, network problem troubleshooting, security, performance monitoring, maintenance of physical data center hardware and computing appliances.
- Monitor network performance and system logs and adjust system resource allocation to ensure maximum performance.
- Provide storage infrastructure expertise to the technical services department including network attached storage (NAS), storage area network (SAN) and direct attached storage (DAS) technologies.
- Assist or lead with new IT projects by investigating options and making recommendations as to what systems, hardware and software changes are appropriate for CDIC.
- When required, provide support after regular business hours and be available to travel.

**About you**

You take pride in your work and are passionate about having an impact. You face challenges head-on, are an excellent communicator and collaborator, and act with integrity.
- Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Certification or equivalent experience.
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certificate or equivalent experience.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) is an asset.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an asset.
- VMWare Certified Professional certificate is an asset.
- Excellent communication skills to be Capable of communicating and presenting complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in written form to clarify end-user requirements, communicate complex technical terminology and provide explanations to non-technical users.
- Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure solutions, including enterprise directories, on-premises hosting platforms (vSphere/Hyper-V), and datacenter storage and networking.
- Knowledge of cloud system engineering principles and considerations.
- A strong desire for personal development and learning.
- Client relationship skills and experience managing vendors.
- Understanding of scaling technologies and solutions.
- Ability to act