Job Description

We are seeking an Azure System Administrator for a long-term assignment in Austin, Texas. We can work with C2C’s.

CANDIDATES MUST BE IN AUSTIN OR WILLING TO RELOCATE AND WILLING TO GO TO THE OFFICE A MINIMUM 2 DAYS/WK FOR A ROTATING SUPPORT SCHEDULE OR FOR AN IT EMERGENCY.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Create a strategy for establishing a secure and well-managed enterprise environment in Azure
• Configure and manage MLP’s Virtual Network in Azure, establish our core services in the VNET, enable Azure to serve as a part of MLP’s network
• Develop scripts to automate the deployment of resource stacks and associated configurations
• Utilize native Azure services to meet the firm’s technology and resiliency requirements
• Drive Identity and access and configuration management, and monitoring strategy for Azure
• Lead design process for network connectivity to Azure
• Extend MLP standard systems management processes into the cloud including change, incident, and problem management
• Establish and implement monitoring and management infrastructure for both availability and performance management
• Establish internal pricing and instance selection model for Azure virtual machines
• Integrate Azure management tooling with MLP including automation of spin-up and spin-down and billing approvals
• Design and implement data protection options, including HA and BCP protection in Azure

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• 5+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure environments, including IaaS and PaaS
• Hands-on experience using the Azure administration portal
• Bachelor's degree (in Computer Science, Math or Engineering)
• Demonstrable experience deploying enterprise workloads to Azure
• Knowledge of at least one other cloud hosting solution in addition to Azure (e.g. Google, AWS, Helion Cloud, SoftLayer).
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages
• Hands-on experience with one or more configuration management systems such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise core services as well as cloud deployments of these services
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Enterprise software products and services
• Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery planning experience, a plus
• Experience building an Azure infrastructure from scratch required

PREFERRED

• Microsoft Azure Certification (MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or equivalent)