Senior Systems Admin

Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator

Location: Houston Texas - On-site Role

Job Type: Full-Time | Exempt

Compensation: $110K-$120K Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), bonuses

Job Summary:

Our client a well established organization based in the Houston area is seeking an experienced Azure Systems Administrator / Cloud Engineer to lead the design, administration, and optimization of our organizations Microsoft Azure tenant. Critical role in managing cloud infrastructure, supporting Windows-based systems, and contributing to the organization’s cybersecurity framework. This is a key player on a tenured team.

Job Responsibilities:

·        Design, implement, configure, and maintain various Azure SaaS Cloud Services such as Azure AD, Teams, Exchange Online, Office 365, VNet Management, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Azure Storage.

·        Deploy and maintain Azure IaaS virtual machines and Azure Application and Networking Services to support the organization’s goal to migrate to the cloud

·        Optimize Azure buildouts for cost/performance (VM optimization, tagging, reserved instances, etc.)

·        Support and design App Gateway’s, Azure Front Door, App Services, storage accounts, Defender for Cloud

·        Integration of SSO using Entra as the IDP with various platforms.

·        Research products and new technologies and stay abreast of emerging technologies and opportunities that will improve the organization.

Job Requirements:

·      Bachelor's degree in information systems or equivalent fields.

·      7+ years of experience in Azure and Office 365 services.

·      Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, etc.)

·      Experience managing Entra AD Connect

·      Experience managing Windows Enterprise Environments

·      Experience managing Virtualization environments.

·      PowerShell proficiency is a plus