Azure Systems Administrator

Meriton • Irving, TX

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About The Position

The Azure Systems Administrator will serve as a technical resource to manage Meriton’s Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure. This role will focus heavily on system management, IT governance compliance, automation, ensuring seamless connectivity across disparate applications and business systems. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure, service management practices, and integration with enterprise applications such as Microsoft Dynamics, ERP, and third-party SaaS solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of relevant systems/cloud experience; 5 years preferred.
• Proven expertise in Azure cloud administration and security best practices.
• Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) practices (e.g., ITIL).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (PowerShell, Azure CLI).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC), automation frameworks, and DevOps workflows.
• Skilled in monitoring, alerting, and capacity management to ensure high uptime.
• Experience providing 24x7 operational support in enterprise environments.
• Experience maintaining on-premise infrastructure and migrating workloads to cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).

Responsibilities

• Implement, and manage secure cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Azure.
• Create, configure, and manage Azure resources (VMs, storage, networking, identity, and platform services) to meet business and security requirements.
• Maintain and support legacy on-premise servers and associated processes while planning and executing migration to modern cloud services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
• Implement and enforce cloud security standards, including identity and access management, encryption, threat detection, and compliance monitoring.
• Ensure systems are implemented and maintained with monitoring, alerting, and capacity management to support high availability and uptime requirements.
• Provide 24x7 operational support for mission-critical systems, maintaining service continuity and minimizing downtime.
• Manage hybrid and virtualized environments with familiarity in multiple virtualization methods.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and system management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Apply IT Service Management (ITSM) practices in daily operations.
• Stay current with industry trends, particularly in cloud security, service management, and Azure services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees