Azure Cloud Architect/ Administrator

20 Feb 2025

Vacancy expired!

A NYC agency located in Long Island City, NY is looking for an Azure Cloud Architect/ Administrator for a long term contract.

Please note this position will require some onsite work.

To be considered for this position, the client has advised that upon placement, consultants will be required to abide by the Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene which requires COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors, and Others.

The Commissioner Order can be found by searching: "Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors, and Others."

Required Skills and Experience

  • Deep and broad knowledge of cloud service provider capabilities and integration required; Knowledge of primary Azure services (Virtual Machines, Active Directory, Automation, Monitor, OMS)
  • Knowledge of the Microsoft infrastructure and solution stacks operating in on-premise, cloud, and hybrid hosting environments. Experience working with IT development software and methodology.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong documentation and organization skills.
  • Strong PowerShell scripting

Responsibilities

  • The Azure Cloud Architect will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of the agency's Azure cloud environment.
  • In this role, the selected candidate will define the strategy, governance and policy around Azure services and will serve as the technical solution architect on implementing multiple Azure services, applications, and infrastructure.
  • He/she will also be collaborating with a team of seven systems engineers and will be reporting to the agency Information Technology ("IT") Department Server Support team's senior manager
  • Review existing Azure environment architecture and provide recommendations if re-design or changes are necessary
  • Work with ISP and internal infrastructure teams to implement and manage Azure ExpressRoute and Network Security Group
  • Monitor Azure consumption to prevent over usage
  • Provision and manage Azure App Services, Function Apps and Logic Apps
  • Assist with Virtual Machine provisioning, migration, and configuration in Azure.
  • Work with IT Development teams on the utilization of Azure Development tools, including and not limited to Service Bus, DevTest Labs, Team Services. etc.
  • Provision and manage Azure storage accounts and CDN
  • Management of Azure Active Directory
  • Design Disaster Recovery solution using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup to streamline existing IT Systems Recovery process

About us: QED National is a leading IT consulting, solutions and staff augmentation firm, serving both the public and private sectors for over 29 years. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, QED National's team is comprised of the brightest minds in the industry with the skills to solve the most complex technological problems.

  • ID: #49316461
  • State: New York Long island 11767 Long island USA
  • City: Long island
  • Salary: $70 - $110 per hour
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-02-20
  • Deadline: 2023-04-20
  • Category: Et cetera