Azure Cloud Administrator/Engineer

Allegis Group - Montgomery, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Montgomery, AL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Azure Cloud Administrator/Engineer role at TEKsystems involves managing and maintaining security and compliance monitoring platforms, designing and sustaining Azure environments, and providing technical support and training. The position requires proactive identification and resolution of operational inefficiencies, along with routine operations such as troubleshooting and performance monitoring. The role emphasizes automation and orchestration through coding and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices, ensuring efficient deployment and maintenance of cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain DISA ACAS and Trend Micro platforms for security and compliance monitoring.
• Design, sustain, and maintain Azure 3-tier hub and spoke environments and topologies.
• Proactively identify and resolve operational, tooling, and process inefficiencies.
• Maintain regular contact with customers during support and projects.
• Provide technical assistance and training to users.
• Perform routine operations including troubleshooting and resolving Tier 3 service desk tickets, performance monitoring, server monitoring, and log monitoring.
• Deploy software packages to the various Cloud One zones, supporting regression and other testing for the Cloud One Common Services.
• Address security findings and vulnerabilities by developing, testing, and deploying configuration changes.
• Provide integration support to developers.
• Perform activities for patch releases including configuration changes, required documentation, and approvals.
• Develop code in Bash, Terraform, Terragrunt, Azure CLI, and PowerShell for infrastructure automation and orchestration.
• Develop and test configurations to address performance issues and reduce operational costs.
• Develop and update Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and support Cloud One Infrastructure.
• Create and update documentation related to the maintenance and support of the Cloud Common Services.

Requirements

• In-depth understanding of and experience with automated deployments of various compute and storage systems to Azure.
• Knowledge of DISA ACAS and host-based IPS/IDS/malware detection platforms such as Trend Micro.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps and Gitlab.
• Experience with ITIL frameworks, Agile methodologies, or other modern software development practices.
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container technologies.
• Strong proficiency in both Debian-based and RPM-based Linux distributions.
• Experienced in building solutions that include Azure security best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate and/or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certifications.
• Experience supporting USAF or DoD software development projects.
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment with multiple teams.
• Experience with Active Directory, Data Factory, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Azure Policy, Federation Services (ADFS).
• Familiarity with JFrog Artifactory for artifact management.
• SIPR facility access and/or previous SIPR experience.