Azure Cloud & Office 365 Administrator - Alignity : Job Details

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If you are a Azure Cloud & Office 365 Administratorand looking for excitement, challenge and stability in your work, then you would be glad to come across this page.We are an IT Solutions Integrator/Consulting Firm helping our clients hire the right professional for an exciting long term project. Here are a few details.Check if you are up for maximizing your earning/growth potential, leveraging our Disruptive Talent Solution.Role: Azure Cloud & Office 365 AdministratorLocation: McLean, VAHybrid Mode PositionExp: 8+ yearsESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Duties which are critical/central to accomplishing the purpose of this role) Duties & Responsibilities:Azure Cloud

• Support monitoring and maintenance of Microsoft Azure Windows Server Environments.
• Provide technical support and solutions related to implementation, configuration, and maintenance of Windows servers in Azure.
• Install, configure, administer, and support Azure compute instances, backups, storage, networking.
• Knowledge of Azure resources and management: subscriptions, resource groups, VMs, storage accounts, load balancers, app gateway, vNets, subnets, private endpoints, DNS, recovery services vaults.
• Understand networking in Azure and security concepts with Cloud Defender, best practices for deployments, NSGs, ASGs, application deployments, PaaS services, database support.
• Develop security baselines and standards for Azure resources, hardening and strengthening security to exceed the latest best practices.
• Optimize Azure buildouts for cost/performance (VM optimization, reserved instances, etc.).
• Perform Windows Server OS administration.
• Perform server maintenance and environment upkeep.
• Install, configure, and upgrade server and infrastructure software.
• Coordinate with department leadership to plan, design, and schedule the release of all software, hardware, and operating system updates.
• Perform regular updates and backup operations for data protection and recovery.
• Performing installation setup, deployments, testing, and validation related to deployments.
• Taking ownership of tickets, documenting related actions in the system, and closing tickets upon completion.
• Prioritize and respond to requests for service and may provide escalation support to Helpdesk staff.
• Provide timely and efficient customer service. Respond to technical issues in a professional and timely manner. Manage and respond to escalated client inquiries.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software errors. Document problems and resolutions and assess the impact of issues which may require escalation to Senior Management.
• Maintain operating efficiency and stability, ensure the security and integrity of all systems and data, and respond to outages and other issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve faults and errors in applications.
• Research and implementation of new Azure tools, products and technologies to improve efficiency, performance and cost effectiveness.
• Identify improvements to IT documentation, network maps, processes/procedures, and tickets.
• Develop and enhance processes and technical documentation, create back-up procedures, test plans, and reports.
• Assist Helpdesk support staff, and the Head of IT Infrastructure and Cloud Administrator in day-to-day activities.
• Document all activities via a ticket or change record.
• Cross-train with others on Infrastructure team to ensure proper backup of skills and abilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Office 365

• Administration of Office 365 Services: Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and other Office 365 collaboration-focused applications.
• Responsible for Office 365 Exchange Online administration (maintaining O365 Exchange mailboxes, user accounts, distribution groups, policies, transport rules, and establishing infrastructure mailbox constraints, and advising on enterprise exchange policies (including OME & S/MIME Encryption, DKIM, DMARC and SPF concepts).
• Litigation Requests, including email searches, restoration of archived emails, litigation hold requests.
• Configure and maintain email filtering and security tools.
• Assist in management and upgrades of security certificates, patches, etc.
• Working knowledge of Information Protection, Data Governance and Compliance in Microsoft 365.
• MFA implementation, troubleshooting and administration.
• Respond to network and security, SPAM/malware alerts/incidents.
• Create/Manage user accounts in Active Directory.
• Help manage end-user accounts, permissions, and access rights for all applications within the environment.
• Create Knowledge Base articles for both users and IT personnel to assist with knowledge transfer.
• Other duties as required.
• Daily Monitoring and Alert Responses.
• Ticket Triage and Issue Resolution.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of performing relevant Cloud Administration.
• Ability to leverage their work experience to fit MCB's environment and to adapt their expertise to MCB's requirements, in order to support the Bank's objectives.
• Ability to assess a wide range of technologies including networking, applications development, and cloud and hosted environments.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex problems and provide timely follow-ups.
• Excellent analytical skills: detail-oriented; ability to grasp new concepts quickly, synthesize complex information effectively, and communicate complicated issues clearly and simply to present clear and actionable choices and recommendations.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience working in the banking industry preferred.
• The candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills.

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