Azure Cloud Administrator

The Azure Cloud Administrator will serve as the principal line of communication for the project team. The duties and responsibilities of this position are as follows:

• Develop and maintain processes that optimize Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) environment and pipelines;

• Analyze Azure resource performance to identify resource contention and recommend changes or upgrades as needed to ensure optimization;

• Develop and maintain technical specifications, standards, procedures, and systems documentation;

• Inventory, document, install, and maintain applications on Azure resources and assist development staff with access;

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve Windows and Linux server issues with minimal impact on users;

• Write PowerShell scripts to monitor server properties and perform ADO activities;
• Administer DevOps security as needed for OIT staff and users;
• Research and recommend appropriate technical solutions to meet functional requirements;
• Provide recommendations for possible process improvements within the Department s infrastructure team;

• Create schedules for the development and implementation of software systems;
• Develop system test plans to ensure software meets design criteria;
• Perform additional ADO Administrator tasks as required by the Department;
• Deploy and maintain Azure resources and other cloud technologies;
• Design architecture for integrating core infrastructure technologies in support of enterprise applications;

• Perform risk assessments of existing and new technology deployments;
• Recommend, implement, and monitor security auditing and alerting solutions;
• Monitor cloud and on-premises resources to verify integrity and availability;
• Troubleshoot operational issues, escalate as appropriate, and offer solutions;
• Collaborate with application development, network security, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration within the production environment;

• Establish standards, tools, and processes to be used by the team and ensure adherence and compliance to those standards;

• Utilize automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or a similar tool;
• Ensure timely resolution of issues and communicate the status and resolution to all impacted parties;

• Keep current on new technologies and advancements in current technologies;
• Assist with special projects or other duties as assigned;
• Build and test automation tools for infrastructure provisioning;
• Handle code deployments in all environments;
• Monitor metrics and develop strategies for improvement;
• Build, maintain, and monitor configuration standards;
• Oversee day-to-day administration and management of projects;
• Develop and implement software features using agile methodology;
• Update existing processes and improve infrastructure and application development;
• Manage continuous integration and delivery tools (CI/CD) in collaboration with the DevOps team;

Coordinate with team members to plan capacity and scaling needs;

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