Azure Cloud Administration Specialist

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1. Christy Vimala
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Job Title - Azure Cloud Administration Specialist
Contract duration - 1 year
Location - New York, NY 10007
Required Hours: 35 hours/week

Job Description:
Scope of Work

• Design and architect solutions to implement a secure, scalable, and production-ready Azure cloud environment.
• Span multiple environments including Development, QA, UAT, Staging, and Production.
• Ensure solutions are built in alignment with the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Support structured development, automated deployment using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub, testing, and secure application releases.
• Ensure applications are securely deployed, reliably operated, and scalable to handle public use while meeting strict government security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Azure architecture across all environments, including secure network topologies.
• Define subscription structure, resource groups, naming conventions, and tagging standards.
• Provision and configure Azure resources such as VNets, App Services, VMs, SQL, Storage, Key Vault, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Define Azure security strategy, conduct threat modeling, and apply Zero Trust principles in alignment with DCAS and OTI Cyber GRC standards.
• Configure Azure Entra ID integration and implement Identity and Access Management controls like RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, and PIM.
• Implement Azure policies and ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, and related frameworks.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and perform security reviews.
• Develop runbooks, operational documentation, and architecture diagrams, and conduct knowledge transfers.
• Provide necessary off-hour support during production cutovers or to troubleshoot and resolve critical issues.

Mandatory Skills (Required for Consideration)

Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered.

• Extensive experience designing and implementing Azure cloud architecture across enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of the Azure Well-Architected Framework and cloud best practices for security, scalability, resilience, and governance.
• Hands-on experience with Azure networking components like VNets, subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, WAF, and private endpoints.
• Experience with Azure infrastructure provisioning, including App Services, VMs, Storage, SQL, and Key Vault.
• Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management utilizing Azure Entra ID, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, and PIM.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust security architecture and implementation.
• Experience implementing Azure Policy, governance controls, and security baselines.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks including ISO 27001 and NIST.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security integration.
• Strong documentation skills for creating architecture diagrams and runbooks.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills.

Desirable Skills

• PowerShell and Azure CLI scripting.
• Experience with Azure Cost Management and GitHub Actions.
• Azure Administrator Associate certification.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.