- Company Name
- TruStart IT LLC
- Job Title
- Sr. Azure Administrator / Admin
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Senior Azure Administrator / Administrator
**Role Summary**
Lead the design, deployment, automation, and ongoing management of Microsoft Azure cloud environments. Drive CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and security governance while collaborating with development, security, and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure application delivery.
**Expectations**
- 8–10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, 5+ years of Azure administration.
- Proven track record delivering production-level Azure solutions, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and cost‑optimization.
- Ability to mentor junior staff, document processes, and communicate effectively across cross‑functional teams.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Architect, provision, and maintain Azure resources (VMs, VNets, Load Balancers, Storage, AKS).
- Develop, version, and apply ARM templates, Terraform, or other IaC scripts for repeatable deployments.
- Configure Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Conditional Access, and Identity Governance.
- Manage network security (NSGs, firewalls, VPNs) and monitor network performance.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or equivalent.
- Monitor system health with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and set up alerts.
- Enforce security best practices, manage Azure Security Center, Microsoft Defender, and run regular compliance scans.
- Host, scale, and monitor containerized workloads in AKS; implement container orchestration policies.
- Lead incident response, troubleshoot outages, and perform root‑cause analysis.
- Collaborate with development teams using Agile/Scrum practices to embed DevOps into the pipeline.
- Drive cloud cost‑optimization initiatives (FinOps), including right‑sizing, reserved instance planning, and cost monitoring.
- Document architecture, procedures, and runbooks; share knowledge across team.
**Required Skills**
- Deep expertise in Azure services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Containers, DevOps, Security).
- Strong IaC proficiency (ARM, Terraform).
- CI/CD pipeline design and automation.
- Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Conditional Access.
- Network design (VNets, VPNs, NSGs, firewalls).
- Monitoring & logging (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights).
- Azure Security Center, Microsoft Defender, compliance frameworks.
- Containerization (Docker, AKS) and Kubernetes orchestration.
- Troubleshooting, analytical thinking, and communication.
- Agile/Scrum collaboration.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
- Azure Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (mandatory)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (preferred)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (preferred)
- Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM) are a plus.
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