(Remote) Cloud and System Administrator

Job summary

Cayenta, a division of Harris, is seeking a Cloud and System Administrator to provide hands-on administration, support, and operational oversight across their cloud-based technology environment. This role combines Microsoft Azure platform administration, cloud-based systems support, Microsoft cloud services administration, cybersecurity support, vendor coordination, and operational maintenance responsibilities. The successful candidate will be technically capable, service-oriented, and detail-focused, with the ability to support reliable, secure, and cost-effective cloud operations. This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in BC and AB, with a preference for those who can work in the PST timezone.

Benefits

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or related field.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive IT, systems, or cloud administration experience.
• At least five years of hands-on Microsoft Azure administration experience.
• Strong experience with Azure infrastructure, networking, identity, monitoring, backup, security, governance, and cost management.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA, Windows based systems, Linux systems, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and automation tools.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, disaster recovery, operational best practices, and confidentiality requirements.
• Strong communication, judgment, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in a remote team environment.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, or willingness to obtain within an agreed timeframe.
• Additional Microsoft Azure, security, or architecture certifications such as AZ-305, SC-200, or equivalent are a plus.
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Networking, Docker, containers, cloud-native architectures, or hybrid cloud environments is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft 365 administration, or SaaS-based business applications is a plus.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools such as Azure Resource Manager templates, Bicep, Ansible, GitOps, PowerShell, or Azure CLI is a plus.
• Familiarity with enterprise landing zones, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud governance, security monitoring, or public sector environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for staff related to cloud-based applications, Microsoft 365 services, email, identity and access, virtual meeting tools, endpoint devices, mobile devices, printers, peripherals, and other approved technology services.
• Respond to, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day IT and cloud service issues, escalating complex matters to external vendors, consultants, or service providers where required.
• Configure, administer, maintain, and support cloud-based systems and services, including Azure virtual machines, storage accounts, networking components, identity services, backups, and related Microsoft cloud technologies, while supporting end-user devices and peripherals.
• Support the setup, configuration, administration, and ongoing management of internal applications and products hosted across Linux, Windows, containerized, and other cloud-based platforms.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes by preparing user access, configuring cloud service accounts, provisioning or removing system access, and maintaining access records.
• Maintain accurate inventory and documentation for cloud services, Azure resources, software and SaaS licenses, endpoint devices, warranties, vendor agreements, and related technology assets.
• Assist with cloud-hosted website updates, SaaS platform administration, technology implementations, software deployments, system configuration changes, and routine cloud maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with external IT vendors, cloud service providers, consultants, and managed service partners to support operational requirements and technology-related projects.
• Support cybersecurity and data protection practices by assisting with cloud service updates, endpoint updates, identity and password management, MFA practices, backups, and adherence to organizational security procedures.
• Support compliance with organizational policies, procedures, information management standards, cloud governance practices, and confidentiality requirements.
• Demonstrate professionalism, impartiality, sound judgment, and discretion in all work related to organizational operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Provide occasional evening, weekend, or after-hours support for planned maintenance, operational incidents, cloud service changes, or critical service restoration.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure resources using best practices, cloud governance principles, and standardized processes.
• Provision and maintain Azure workloads, including virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, networking components, containers, PaaS services, and related cloud resources.
• Support scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud infrastructure aligned with organizational requirements.
• Assist with Azure subscription management, resource organization, management groups, tagging standards, governance controls, and platform standardization.
• Support cloud resource lifecycle management, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, optimization, and decommissioning.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID, including group management, authentication controls, MFA, and Conditional Access policies.
• Configure and maintain Azure role-based access control across subscriptions, resource groups, and cloud resources.

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