Azure Administrator
Technologies of expertise:
Windows Server Administration, Cloud Concepts, Azure IAAS Administration (network, storage, virtual
machines), Azure SAAS Administration, Azure Resource Manager, PowerShell, Azure AD (Staff Level),
Azure Architecture (Staff Level), Azure CycleCloud (Staff Level), Cloud Architecture (Staff Level), Hybrid
Architecture (Staff Level)
Required Software and Services Knowledge:
Apache, Azure service fundamentals, Azure NetApp Files, DNS, LDAP, NIS, Print Queues, SSH, Active
Directory, X and associated remote access tools, NFS, CIFS, Common UNIX tools and Common Windows
Tools
Required OS Systems Administration: Windows Server, Windows Client and knowledge on Linux
(Redhat and Ubuntu distributions and their derivatives)
Common Office Tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, Teams, PowerBI, Microsoft SQL and
Microsoft Cloud Database technologies
Required Programming Skills: Perl, Python, Powershell, Shell Languages including Bourne, C-Shell and
derivatives and SQL
Roles & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities associated with Azure Cloud administration and management for hardware engineering
which can be managed from a remote site. End user contact and communication is a key element in
the successful delivery of IT support; therefore, prompt, and professional service will be mandatory.
You will handle basic end user personally identifying information: name, username, IP address and
should perform support, consulting, implementation, and related services as more fully described
below.
Specific Administration responsibilities associated with hardware engineering IT Support include:
• Responding to, addressing, and resolving first-tier end user IT service requests
• Tracking the creation and closure of end user service requests through service request tracking
system
• Administer and maintain Azure-based compute environments.
• Managing end user accounts
• Actively manage Network Appliance and storage infrastructure, including CIFS and quotas
• Implementing system security and controls processes
o Monitoring and administering all Windows services, including but not limited to:
o Domain Name Services (DNS)
o E-mail
o Network Infrastructure Service (NIS)
o Light Directory Application Protocol (LDAP)
o Altair Accelerator Queue
• Hands-on experience of configuration management, Infrastructure as a Code, Git and CI/CD will be
an added advantage.
• Performing scheduled software server maintenance
• Deploying new versions of software and operating systems
• Managing security updates
• Developing and maintaining procedural documentation
• Interacting with the corporate IT System Administrators
• Maintaining version control over for all installed software
Specific Systems Engineering responsibilities associated with hardware engineering IT Support
include:
• Evaluating and Enhancing system administration procedures including leveraging any possible
automation opportunities
• Researching and presenting viable options for implementing new technologies
• Developing and maintaining Windows system administrative documentation for systems, both
physical and procedural peculiar to this engagement
• Interacting with the corporate IT System Administrators
• Creating tools to automate common system administration tasks through Python, Perl or Shell
Scripting.
Other critical requirements
• Structured approach to project management, problem solving skills and be a team player.
• Proficient in written and spoken English (CEFR C1 or equivalent)
• Service level tracking and reporting
• Azure DevOps project updates, Project tracking and reporting
• A quick learner and automation skills are critical.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
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Ascendion is a company that provides software engineering solutions.