Azure Admin II

Shaw Systems • Richmond, VA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Summary/Objective Shaw Systems is a national software development company that has an established record of solid financial performance and an excellent reputation for providing quality products. We are seeking a passionate and highly motivated Azure Administrator II to play a critical role in supporting our company’s Azure Cloud environments.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in system administration
• 5+ years' experience with Virtualization
• 5+ years' experience with Networking
• 5+ years’ strong experience in implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Microsoft Azure solutions, including major services related to Compute, Storage, Network and Security
• 5+ years’ Experience with Azure AD, Active Directory including managing/maintaining multiple domains
• Demonstrated experience with Backup, Restore, Recovery and high availability strategies for Microsoft Azure environments
• Experience in setting up, implementing, proactively monitoring and troubleshooting Azure environments
• Experience in implementing Azure Key Vaults and Key Rotation
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot Azure compute and storage across CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resources
• Strong knowledge of IaaS and PaaS services
• Strong understanding and background of working with a complex Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP, and the requirement of strictly following standards, procedures, and processes
• Knowledge of Network and TCP/IP routing/subnetting
• Knowledge of Windows operating systems Windows Server creation, configuration, upgrade, migration, and patching
• Working knowledge of VPN connectivity and client trouble shooting
• Required Certifications: Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years' experience with PowerShell and Bicep Claude AI Experience
• 2+ years' experience with Azure containerized applications
• 2+ years’ experience with Fortinet
• Four-year college degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field is highly desirable.
• Preferred: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies, Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance Shaw’s current Azure cloud environments
• Monitor and enhance the security of Shaw’s Azure environments
• Evaluate and automate the scaling and capacity requirements within Shaw’s Azure environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve Azure environment performance issues, connectivity issues, security issues, etc.
• Work with DevOps to integrate the Azure infrastructure into Shaw’s CI/CD process and procedures
• Support hosted and licensed clients running Shaw's flagship Java-based application, Spectrum
• Manage and maintain availability through Azure Site Recovery procedures and processes
• Manage and maintain Job Schedulers that perform critical daily and nightly functions for Shaw clients
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level