Azure Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Azure Administrator to design, implement, manage, monitor, and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure. You will work across Azure IaaS/PaaS, automation, governance, identity management, networking, and enterprise-scale cloud operations.

Handle L2/L3 escalations, troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure issues, and support Azure workloads including VMs, VNETs, SQL, and App Services.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure IaaS & PaaS resources including Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, App Services, and Databases.
• Perform advanced lifecycle management of resources—scaling, patching, backup, migration, and optimization.
• Lead the administration of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, Management Groups, and Landing Zones.
• Manage Azure Active Directory / Entra ID, users, groups, MFA, Conditional Access, and Identity Protection.
• Implement and review RBAC, PIM, and least-privilege access controls.
• Configure and troubleshoot VNETs, Subnets, DNS, VNET Peering, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and hybrid connectivity.
• Manage and secure NSGs, ASGs, UDRs, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, and Service Endpoints.
• Analyze and resolve complex network bottlenecks and connectivity issues.
• Configure and maintain Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Alerts, and Diagnostics settings.
• Perform proactive health checks, performance tuning, and utilization optimization of cloud resources.
• Conduct incident investigation and L2/L3 troubleshooting, ensuring timely resolution and RCA documentation.
• Configure and manage Azure Backup, retention policies, and backup vaults.
• Implement and maintain Disaster Recovery using Azure Site Recovery (ASR).
• Conduct routine recovery testing and ensure RTO/RPO adherence.
• Apply Azure security best practices across compute, network, storage, and identity layers.
• Manage and enforce Azure Policies, Blueprints, Tags, cost governance rules, and resource compliance.
• Work alongside security teams to address vulnerabilities from Defender for Cloud, access risks, and security alerts.
• Develop automation for deployment, configuration, monitoring, and remediation using PowerShell, ARM/Bicep templates.
• Enhance operational efficiency by automating routine administrative tasks.
• Maintain version-controlled repositories for infrastructure code and operational scripts.
• Monitor and control cloud spending using Azure Cost Management & Advisor recommendations.
• Implement tagging, rightsizing, scheduled shutdowns, and resource cleanup policies.
• Provide monthly or quarterly cloud cost insights to leadership.
• Maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure architecture, SOPs, operational playbooks, and change history.
• Create runbooks for recurring administration tasks and train junior team members.
• Ensure all changes follow established change management procedures.
• Work closely with DevOps, Network, Security, Application, and Compliance teams to support business needs.
• Lead technical discussions, provide guidance to junior admins, and support project delivery.
• Participate in cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Azure Admin

IaaS/PaaS

Azure Networking

Azure Identity

Automation (PowerShell)

Monitoring (Azure Monitor)

Tools

PowerShell

ARM/Bicep

Azure CLI

Job description

Greetings from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)!

Job Requirements*

3 to 5 years of hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure.

• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure IaaS & PaaS resources including Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, App Services, and Databases.
• Perform advanced lifecycle management of resources—scaling, patching, backup, migration, and optimization.
• Lead the administration of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, Management Groups, and Landing Zones.

Identity & Access Administration

• Manage Azure Active Directory / Entra ID, users, groups, MFA, Conditional Access, and Identity Protection.
• Implement and review Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and least‑privilege access controls.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and ensure secure identity lifecycle management.
• Configure and troubleshoot VNETs, Subnets, DNS, VNET Peering, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and hybrid connectivity.
• Manage and secure NSGs, ASGs, UDRs, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, and Service Endpoints.
• Analyze and resolve complex network bottlenecks and connectivity issues.

Monitoring, Operations & Performance Management

• Configure and maintain Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Alerts, and Diagnostics settings.
• Perform proactive health checks, performance tuning, and utilization optimization of cloud resources.
• Conduct incident investigation and L2/L3 troubleshooting, ensuring timely resolution and RCA documentation.

Backup, Recovery & Business Continuity

• Configure and manage Azure Backup, retention policies, and backup vaults.
• Implement and maintain Disaster Recovery using Azure Site Recovery (ASR).
• Conduct routine recovery testing and ensure RTO/RPO adherence.

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Apply Azure security best practices across compute, network, storage, and identity layers.
• Manage and enforce Azure Policies, Blueprints, Tags, cost governance rules, and resource compliance.
• Work alongside security teams to address vulnerabilities from Defender for Cloud, access risks, and security alerts.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation for deployment, configuration, monitoring, and remediation using:
• PowerShell
• ARM/Bicep templates
• Enhance operational efficiency by automating routine administrative tasks.
• Maintain version‑controlled repositories for infrastructure code and operational scripts.

Cost Management & Optimization

• Monitor and control cloud spending using Azure Cost Management & Advisor recommendations.
• Implement tagging, rightsizing, scheduled shutdowns, and resource cleanup policies.
• Provide monthly or quarterly cloud cost insights to leadership.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure architecture, SOPs, operational playbooks, and change history.
• Create runbooks for recurring administration tasks and train junior team members.
• Ensure all changes follow established change management procedures.
• Work closely with DevOps, Network, Security, Application, and Compliance teams to support business needs.
• Lead technical discussions, provide guidance to junior admins, and support project delivery.
• Participate in cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities*

An experienced Azure Administrator (3+ years) responsible for designing, implementing, managing, monitoring, and optimizing Azure cloud infrastructure. This role requires deep hands‑on expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS services, automation, governance, identity management, networking, and enterprise-scale cloud operations.

Handle L2/L3 escalations, troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure issues.

Manage and support Azure workloads: VMs, VNETs, Storage, SQL, App Services, and other PaaS components.

Monitor availability, performance, cost, and health of cloud resources.

Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement proactive fixes.