Cloud Administrator /Azure System Admin

Required Experience:7+

•       Five (5) years of experience in Active Directory Administration.
•       Five (5) years of experience with Cloud Administration.
•       Strong understanding of Azure core services and their functionalities.

Education/Certifications:
•       Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
•       Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
Preferred consultant experience provided by Contractor, shall include:

•       PowerShell scripting.
•       DevOps principles and Software Development Life Cycle.
•       Strong understanding of virtual networking and security protocols.
•       Cost Management and Optimization.
2.1 Required Duties and Responsibilities of Contractor(s) Include:
•       Identifies, prioritizes, resolves, and documents technical operational issues related to the enterprise server and active directory environments.
•       Maintain operating systems lifecycle of enterprise servers.
•       Identifies, documents, and implements enhancements and automation to the AD domain. 
•       Manage OUs into a logical hierarchical grouping for effective group policies.
•       Review and make recommendations for AD process improvements.
•       Review and make recommendations for Group Policy improvements.
•       Review and make recommendations on cloud readiness of enterprise systems.
•       Provide knowledge transfer to technical and non-technical staff as needed.
•       Provide status reporting of assignments.
•       Ensure the availability and continuity of the Windows servers and domain. 
•       Follow all Department, ISP, and team-defined standards and procedures.
•       Complete all required policy training and acknowledgement courses.
•       Performs other related duties, as required.