H2 Performance Consulting (H2) is seeking an Azure Administrator to join our current contract supporting Marine Forces Reserve HQ located in New Orleans, LA. The Azure Administrator will be responsible for managing and maintaining Microsoft Azure solutions, including major services related to computer, storage, network, and security. The focus of this work includes:
The Azure Administrator responsibilities include: · Design architecture for integrating core infrastructure technologies in support of enterprise applications.
· Perform risk assessments of existing and new technology deployments.
· Recommend, implement, and monitor security auditing and alerting solutions.
· Monitor cloud and on-premise resources to verify integrity and availability.
· Troubleshoot operational issues, escalate as appropriate and offer solutions.
· Collaborate with application development, network/security, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration within the production environment, including validation planning, validation testing coordination, and reporting production readiness for deployment.
· Establish standards, tools, and processes to be used by the team and create procedures to guarantee adherence and compliance to those standards.
· Develop, document, and understand internal IT processes and procedures.
· Utilize automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
· Ensure timely resolution of issues, responsible for communicating with all impacted parties the status and resolution of all issues.
· Communicate with customers and notify them of impending changes or agreed outages.
· Keep current on new technologies and advancements in current technologies.
· Assists with special projects or other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience Required: · Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or a relevant field with at least three years of relevant experience, or High School diploma/GED with at least five years of full-time or equivalent part-time, professional, relevant experience and training required, of which at least three years must have been work directly related to the duties/responsibilities as outlined.
· 3+ years of active, hands-on experience in Azure cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS).
· 2 years of experience actively implementing cloud solutions and using Azure services. Archive and maintain professional IT certifications, such as Microsoft MCSA or MCSE, HPE ASE or Master ASE, VMware VCP, Fortinet NSE.
· Microsoft Cloud+ certification preferred.
Skills and Abilities Required: · Strong working knowledge of security best practices for Microsoft Azure and other cloud technologies.
· Experience deploying Azure resources and other cloud technologies, including Office 365, PAAS, IAAS, SAAS, Power BI, etc.
· Experience with Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access Policies, and third-party single sign-on technologies.
· Experience with Azure Landing Pages, Blueprints, RBAC, and PowerShell scripting.
· Strong understanding of security concepts surrounding operating systems and applications.
· Experience with Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory, Group Policies, Certificate Services, IIS, etc.
· Ability to create detailed Visio diagrams.
· Knowledge of IT industry standards, change management processes, and use of enterprise standards change control procedures.
· Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external groups in a team environment to improve overall customer service and support.
· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
· Ability to work independently, prioritize existing projects, and proactively determine areas requiring additional attention, monitoring, or maintenance.
· Proven background in providing excellent customer service.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; think and act quickly to solve issues.
· Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to provide the explanation of technology for nontechnical managers, directors, and above. Great people skills are a must.
· Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies and practices.
· Ability to understand the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines governing all Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group activities.
Preferred Skills and Abilities: The following preferred experience(s), competencies, and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate:
· Experience working with 'Team-Based Practices,' e.g., Agile, Kanban Etc.
· Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects.
· Ability to follow standard change management processes. Document and evaluate the impact of required changes to the various systems. Plan, schedule, and communicate changes to be implemented.
· Ability to understand and follow sometimes complex oral and written instructions.
· Experience utilizing tools and research abilities to resolve technical issues.
Qualified candidates may submit their resume to the career section of our company website at All resumes will be reviewed and those candidates we wish to further in the application process will be contacted via email/phone to schedule initial phone screens. All resumes are kept on file for comparison of skills against future position requirements.
