Sr. Azure Administrator

Job Summary

Sr. Azure Administrator

Key Responsibilities

Azure Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure resources including

  Virtual Machines, VNets, Load Balancers, Azure Storage, and App Services

• Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, tagging, and naming conventions
• Implement and maintain

  high availability (HA)

  and

  disaster recovery (DR)

  architectures

Security & Identity Management

• Configure and manage

  Azure Active Directory (AAD)

  , RBAC, and Conditional Access
• Implement security best practices using

  Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Azure Security Center)

• Manage

  Azure Key Vault

  , certificates, secrets, and access policies
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory security standards

Monitoring & Performance

• Monitor environments using

  Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights

• Perform performance tuning, availability monitoring, and capacity planning
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and service-related issues

Automation & DevOps Support

• Automate deployments and administrative tasks using

  PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, or Bicep

• Support CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with DevOps teams
• Implement and maintain

  Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  practices

Backup, DR & Business Continuity

• Configure and manage

  Azure Backup

  and

  Azure Site Recovery

• Define, implement, and test disaster recovery and business continuity strategies
• Ensure data protection, backup policies, and retention compliance

Cost Management & Optimization

• Monitor and optimize Azure spend using

  Azure Cost Management

• Recommend cost-saving strategies and right-sizing of resources
• Manage budgets, alerts, and usage reporting

Operations & Support

• Provide

  L2/L3 support

  for Azure infrastructure and production issues
• Collaborate with application, network, and security teams
• Maintain architecture documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• 5-8 years of experience in

  Microsoft Azure Administration

• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  • Azure Compute, Networking, and Storage services
  • Azure AD, RBAC, and identity management
  • Azure Backup and Site Recovery
  • Monitoring and logging tools
• Proficiency in

  PowerShell scripting and automation

• Good understanding of

  DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

• Experience administering

  Windows and Linux workloads

  in Azure

Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft Certified:

  Azure Administrator Associate

• Microsoft Certified:

  Azure Solutions Architect

  (added advantage)

Soft Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities
• Ability to work independently and lead cloud initiatives
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members