Azure Ops Administrator

dcbel Inc•Montreal, QC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

dcbel Inc. is seeking an Azure Ops Administrator to ensure the reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency of our Azure platform, Entra ID environment, and network infrastructure. This role supports secure and well-governed cloud adoption, operating as a second level of infrastructure operations. The candidate will assist the InfoSec group with transformation requests and will be accountable for FinOps activities related to our Azure tenants.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience operating Microsoft cloud environments with real accountability.
Proven ownership of Entra ID: identity lifecycle, access governance, Conditional Access, and role management.
Hands‑on experience managing Intune: device compliance, configuration, Autopilot (or structured enrollment), and troubleshooting.
Demonstrated experience packaging and deploying applications via Intune (Win32, detection rules, versioning).
Experience administering Azure subscriptions: RBAC, resource organization, monitoring, and operational support.
Demonstrated involvement in Azure cost control and licensing optimization, including analysis and corrective actions.
Experience supporting production environments where stability, security, and cost control matter.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator (MD-102)
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)
Strong hands‑on capability across Entra ID, Intune, and Azure administration in production environments.
Sound judgement balancing security, usability, and cost, with a clear understanding of risk and business impact.
Ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and resolve issues end‑to‑end.
Ownership mindset: proactively identifies gaps, inefficiencies, and risks rather than reacting to tickets.
Comfortable collaborating with security, service desk, application owners, and finance/procurement.
Working knowledge of PowerShell for automation and operational efficiency.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Certified: Azure Architect (AZ-305) (asset)

Responsibilities

Own Azure subscription operations: resource provisioning, RBAC, tagging, monitoring, backups, and operational hygiene.
Own identity and access operations through IAM systems: account lifecycle, groups, roles, etc.
Own endpoint management via Intune: device enrollment, compliance, configuration policies, update management and deploy security baselines.
Own application packaging and deployment through Intune, including packaging standards, testing, rollout, troubleshooting, and retirement in accordance with the Application Catalog.
Collaborate with InfoSec on Conditional Access, MFA, and privileged access management, implementation and maintenance.
Own cloud cost and licensing discipline: license assignment accuracy, Azure spend visibility, optimization actions, and reporting.
Own operational documentation, standards, and work instructions of owned domains.